[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1884 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1884

 To provide a penalty of not less than ten years' imprisonment without 
           release for damage by arson to houses of worship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 1996

   Mr. Gramm introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide a penalty of not less than ten years' imprisonment without 
           release for damage by arson to houses of worship.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PUNISHMENT FOR ARSON; OBSTRUCTION OF PERSONS IN THE FREE 
              EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

    Section 247(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(2) if bodily injury 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, a fine in accordance with this title and 
        imprisonment for not less than ten years, or both; and''.
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