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Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-03
Introduced
2
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Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.8% (529 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.

2025-06-10

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Plain-English Summary

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 This bill establishes a default mens rea standard (i.e., state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses—statutory and regulatory—that lack an explicit standard. The government must generally prove that a defendant acted knowingly with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind.

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Crime and Law Enforcement
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