United States · Bill · S
S. 171 (105th)
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to insert a general provision for criminal attempt.
Introduced
21 January 1997
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that a person is guilty of an offense if, acting with the state of mind otherwise required for the commission of a crime, that person intentionally engages in conduct that, if successful, would constitute or result in the offense. Sets forth provisions regarding affirmative defenses (voluntary abandonment of criminal effort under specified circumstances), preclusion of specified defenses (impossibility, or that the crime attempted was completed), proof, grading of the offense, and Federal jurisdiction.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 January 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/171
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/171