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H.R.7381: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced June 26, 2020
- Latest Major Action June 26, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - June 26, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill expands the applicability of an existing criminal statute that protects veterans' monuments. Currently, it is a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who served in the Armed Forces. This bill expands the prohibition to also make it a crime to willfully injure or destroy a monument that commemorates a person who signed the Declaration of Independence, or a President.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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June 26, 2020 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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June 26, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Jim Banks (R-Ind.) |