[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 318 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 318

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish threats to commit 
  violent crimes against Members of Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2011

  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish threats to commit 
  violent crimes against Members of Congress, 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. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 871.

    Section 871 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``or Vice President-elect'' and inserting ``Vice President-elect, 
Member of Congress or Member-of-Congress-elect''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION HEADING AND TABLE OF SECTIONS.

    (a) Section Heading.--The heading for section 871 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 871. Threats against President, Vice President, and Members of 
              Congress''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The item for section 871 in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 41 is amended to read as follows:

``871. Threats against President, Vice President, and Members of 
                            Congress.''.
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