[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2249 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2249

    To increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and 
  unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or 
                                 visit.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2021

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and 
  unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or 
                                 visit.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING FEDERAL COURTHOUSES AND JUDGES.

    (a) Government Property or Contracts.--Section 1361 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the second undesignated subsection by striking 
        ``both.'' and inserting the following: ``both; if the damage or 
        attempted damage is to a Federal courthouse, by a fine under 
        this title or imprisonment for not more than 25 years, or 
        both''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``For purposes of this section, defacing, painting, spraying, 
applying graffiti to, or drawing on Federal property, including Federal 
building and monuments located on Federal land, shall be presumed to 
result in damage exceeding the sum of $1,000.''.
    (b) Restrict Buildings or Grounds.--Section 1752(c)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) of a Federal courthouse or Federal building 
                containing offices of Federal judges; or
                    ``(E) of a building or grounds where a Federal 
                judge or other Federal official protected by the United 
                States Marshals Service resides, is temporarily 
                visiting, or will be temporarily visiting; and''.
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