117 HR 9212 IH: Domestic Terrorist Murder Act (DTMA) of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-10-21 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.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9212IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 21, 2022Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to murder perpetrated by a domestic terrorist, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Domestic Terrorist Murder Act (DTMA) of 2022.

2.

Murder perpetrated by a domestic terrorist

(a)

In general

Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1111 the following:

1111A.

Domestic terrorist murder

(a)

In general

Whoever is a member of a criminal street gang (as defined by section 521) or a covered individual and is guilty of murder under section 1111 shall be guilty of domestic terrorist murder and shall be sentenced to death or a term of imprisonment for life without parole and may not be sentenced to a term of imprisonment less than 20 years. (b)

Covered individual defined

In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who is or has been associated with an organization or group that has caused more than $500,000 in damages by virtue of protests, riots, or other destructive actions.

.(b)

Table of contents

The table of sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the matter involving section 1111 the following:1111A. Domestic terrorist murder. .