S 2000 · 119th Congress

Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act

This bill increases the penalties for rioting under federal law. Currently, rioting can result in fines or up to ten years in prison. This bill creates stricter punishments depending on what happens during the riot. If someone commits an act of violence while rioting or helps someone else commit violence, they'd fac…

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom (R-Arkansas)

Introduced

2025-06-10

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.