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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4550
To amend section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, to establish a
rebuttable presumption that a person arrested for rioting or related
offenses should be held pending trial.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs. LOEFFLER) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 3142 of title 18, United States Code,
to establish a rebuttable presumption that a person ar-
rested for rioting or related offenses should be held pend-
ing trial.
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 ‘‘No Catch-and-Release
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for Rioters Act’’.
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•S 4550 IS
SEC. 2. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION ON HOLDING PER-
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SONS ARRESTED FOR RIOTING PENDING
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TRIAL.
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Section 3142(e)(3) of title 18, United States Code,
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is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
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at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(F) an offense under paragraph (1) or (2) of
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section 231(a) or under section 2101.’’.
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