Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 2025)
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025
This bill establishes a default mens rea standard (i.e., state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses—statutory and regulatory—that lack an explicit standard.
The government must generally prove that a defendant acted knowingly with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind.
What just happenedJun 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2025
- Jun 10, 2025Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 10, 2025Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Judiciary Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 3, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House