Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Nov 22, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Nov 22, 2024
Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill establishes a default mens rea standard (i.e., state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses—statutory and regulatory—that lack an explicit standard. The government must generally prove that a defendant acted knowingly with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind.
Timeline · 2 actions
Nov 22, 2024
Introduced in House
Nov 22, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.