Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017

Summary

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017 This bill establishes a default mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses that lack a state of mind requirement. The government must generally prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of the offense that lacks a specific state of mind requirement.

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Timeline

1. 2 October 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 October 2017 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 October 2017

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Sponsors

• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Mens Rea Reform Act of 2018
• related to ← Mens Rea Reform Act of 2015