HR 9897 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2024-10-01)
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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9897 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9897 To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2024 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Class A Misdemeanor.--Any person who willfully and knowingly violates a provision o…
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