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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 33
To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term
of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 22, 2021
Mr. COTTON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the
maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of riot-
ing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blocking Rioters and
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Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of
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2021’’ or as the ‘‘BRICKS Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR RIOTING INCREASED.
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Section 2101 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A), (B),
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(C), or (D) of this paragraph’’ and inserting
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‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this sub-
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section’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting
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‘‘10 years’’; and
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(C) by inserting after ‘‘or both.’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘If serious bodily injury (as such term
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is defined in section 2246) results from the acts
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committed in violation of this section or if such
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acts include the use, attempted use, or threat-
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ened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or
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fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
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not more than 25 years, or both. If death re-
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sults from the acts committed in violation of
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this section or if such acts include kidnapping
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or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual
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abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sex-
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ual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined
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under this title, or imprisoned for any term of
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years or for life, or both.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subparagraph
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(A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1)’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)’’.
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