S 2552 · 114th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Interstate Threats Clarification Act of 2016
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879-880)(2016-02-11)
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Interstate Threats Clarification Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the provision that prohibits transmitting in interstate commerce a communication that contains a threat to injure another person (i.e., the federal threat statute). Specifically, it adds criminal intent as an element for a criminal offense under the federal threat statute. The government must prove that a defendant intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly transmitted a communication that contained a threat. Additionally, the bill revises the manner of transmission with respect to such communication to include the mail or any facility or means of interstate commerce.…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Democrats