Back to Actions

Bill History in the Congressional Record

Page numbers for legislative actions on this bill link to the Congressional Record. Learn more about the History of Bills and Resolutions.


From the Congressional Record, Volume 166 (2020)









H.R. 7134 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to lower the mens rea standard to reckless for the offense related to depriving persons of their rights under the color of law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Meng, Mr. Welch, and Mrs. Trahan), H2376 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H2392 [11JN], H4239 [14AU]