3.0.0 4002 2023-01-11T13:29:24Z 2023-01-11T13:29:24Z House HR 2015-11-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 168 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 4002.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8, Clause 3[Page H8241]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Discharged from 2015-11-17T17:27:59Z Referred to 2015-11-16T17:17:08Z Reported by 2016-12-23T16:28:24Z Markup by 2015-11-18T19:05:58Z Referred to 2015-11-16T19:04:10Z H. Rept. 114-889 2016-12-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 699. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00699 2016-12-23 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-889. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-12-23 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-889. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-18 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2015-11-18 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-11-17 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged. Committee 2015-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2015-11-16 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-11-16 True L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2015-11-16 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-11-16 True C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 2015-11-16 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2015-11-18 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2015-11-18 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2016-01-28 False 2016-06-27T15:53:00Z H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51717 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 18, 2015 Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-11-16 Introduced in House 2016-07-26T13:30:51Z Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a default mens rea standard (i.e., a state of mind requirement) for a federal criminal offense whose defining statute does not specify a required state of mind.

A conviction for such federal criminal offense requires proof that a defendant acted knowingly. Additionally, if the offense consists of conduct that a reasonable person would not know or have reason to believe was unlawful, then a conviction requires proof that the defendant knew or had reason to believe such conduct was unlawful.

Finally, the bill amends the federal judicial code to require the Department of Justice to develop and update, index, and publish an inventory of all federal criminal offenses, including violations of agency rules or regulations that constitute or define federal criminal offenses.

]]> 79 2016-12-23 Reported to House without amendment 2017-01-09T14:07:04Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a default mens rea standard (i.e., a state of mind requirement) for a federal criminal offense whose defining statute does not specify a required state of mind. A conviction for such federal criminal offense requires proof that a defendant acted knowingly.

Additionally, if the offense consists of conduct that a reasonable person would not know or have reason to believe was unlawful, then a conviction requires proof that the defendant knew or had reason to believe such conduct was unlawful.

The bill establishes definitions for the terms "state" and "serious bodily injury" that are generally applicable with respect to federal criminal law. It eliminates various repeated definitions of such terms.

(Sec. 5) It eliminates references to the Canal Zone (i.e., the Panama Canal Zone).

(Sec. 6) The bill amends the federal judicial code to require the Department of Justice to develop and update, index, and publish an inventory of all federal criminal offenses, including violations of agency rules or regulations that constitute or define federal criminal offenses.

]]> Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to make various improvements in Federal criminal law, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to House Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 H House Reported in House 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4002rh/xml/BILLS-114hr4002rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4002ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4002ih.xml 2016-12-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 699. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.