S 1902 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2017-10-02)
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Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017 This bill establishes a default mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses that lack a state of mind requirement. The government must generally prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of the offense that lacks a specific state of mind requirement.…
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Cosponsors (4)
4 Republicans