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A bill to specify and clarify mens rea requirements for certain Federal crimes and to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

USA115th CongressS-3118| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2018 This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a default mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses that lack a state of mind requirement. For a new criminal statutory or regulatory offense, the government must prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of the offense that lacks a specific state of mind requirement. For an existing criminal statutory or regulatory offense, the bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice, executive agencies, and the National Criminal Justice Commission with respect to determining the applicable state of mind requirement.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-1902: A bill to specify the state of mind required for conviction for criminal offenses that lack an expressly identified state of mind, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-573: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018
  • HR 115-1886: To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
  • HR 115-1607: To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

A bill to specify and clarify mens rea requirements for certain Federal crimes and to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

USA115th CongressS-3118| Senate 
| Updated: 6/21/2018
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2018 This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a default mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses that lack a state of mind requirement. For a new criminal statutory or regulatory offense, the government must prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of the offense that lacks a specific state of mind requirement. For an existing criminal statutory or regulatory offense, the bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice, executive agencies, and the National Criminal Justice Commission with respect to determining the applicable state of mind requirement.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-1902: A bill to specify the state of mind required for conviction for criminal offenses that lack an expressly identified state of mind, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-573: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018
  • HR 115-1886: To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
  • HR 115-1607: To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted