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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 687
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2021
Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Budd, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Harris, Mr. Steube, and Mrs. Lesko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021
or as the BRICKS Act of 2021
.
Maximum penalty for rioting increased
Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking five years
and inserting 10 years
;
by adding at the end the following: If serious bodily injury (as such term is defined in section 2246) results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.
; and
by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph
and inserting paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection
; and
in subsection (b), 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)
.
