Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 26, 2020Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 7381
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 26, 2020)
This bill expands the applicability of an existing criminal statute that protects veterans' monuments.
Currently, it is a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who served in the Armed Forces.
This bill expands the prohibition to also make it a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who signed the Declaration of Independence, or a President.
What just happenedJun 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3](R-IN)Sponsor
5 cosponsors5 R
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- Introduced in HouseJun 26, 2020
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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