Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 687 Introduced in House (IH)] 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 687 To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2021 Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Budd, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Harris, Mr. Steube, and Mrs. Lesko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021'' or as the ``BRICKS Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR RIOTING INCREASED.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR RIOTING INCREASED.

Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''; (B) by adding at the end the following: ``If serious bodily injury (as such term is defined in

section 2246) results from the acts committed in

section 2246) results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.''; and (C) by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection''; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a)''.