Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024
Latest action · Nov 22, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024
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.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 22, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Nov 22, 2024 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Nov 22, 2024 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Nov 22, 2024 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Dec 3, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2024Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2024Introduced in House
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