To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.

3.0.0 9897 2024-12-16T19:19:22Z 2024-12-16T19:19:22Z House H HR 2024-10-01 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GRIFFITH:H.R. 9897.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18The single subject of this legislation is:This bill clarifies the penalty for misdemeanors that donot prescribe a specific punishment.[Page H5847]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2024-10-01T15:03:25Z 2024-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2024-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2024-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 N Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 2024-10-23T12:20:30Z To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. 2024-10-23T05:48:54Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. 2024-10-02T08:06:35Z Introduced in House 2024-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr9897ih/xml/BILLS-118hr9897ih.xml 2024-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.