United States · Bill · S
S. 818 (97th)
A bill to amend title 18 to limit the insanity defense.
Introduced
26 March 1981
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Status
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held.
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Subjects
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the state of mind required as an element of the offense (current law contains no statutory insanity defense).
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 March 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/818
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/818