S. 2000

119 S2000 IS: Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-10
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2000  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 10, 2025   Mr. Cotton  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for
 rioting.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act  .
2.
Riots
Section 2101 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), in the flush text following paragraph (4), by striking  subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)  and all that follows and inserting  paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). ;
(2)
by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
(b)
The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) shall be—
(1)
a fine under this title, or a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years, or both;
(2)
if the defendant, in carrying out an activity described in subsection (a), committed an act of violence or aided or abetted any other person in committing an act of violence, a fine under this title, a term of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than ten years, or both; or
(3)
if the defendant, in carrying out an activity described in subsection (a), assaulted a Federal law enforcement officer or member of the uniformed service, a fine under this title, or a term of imprisonment for any term of years, but not less than one year, or for life, or both.
 ; and
(4)
in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking  subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)  and inserting  paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) .