HR4620Referred to Committee
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-22
Introduced
73
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Beth Van Duyne
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 96.9% (554 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/V000134
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (73)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)Original· 2025-07-22
- Pat Fallon (R-TX-4)· 2025-07-23
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2025-07-29
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-09-02
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10)· 2025-10-17
- Chip Roy (R-TX-21)· 2025-10-21
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)· 2025-11-17
- Brian Jack (R-GA-3)· 2026-01-22
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5)· 2026-01-30
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)· 2026-01-30
- Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)· 2026-01-30
- Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)· 2026-01-30
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2)· 2026-01-30
- Mark Alford (R-MO-4)· 2026-01-30
- Michael Guest (R-MS-3)· 2026-01-30
- Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)· 2026-02-02
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1)· 2026-02-02
- John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2026-02-02
- Keith Self (R-TX-3)· 2026-02-02
- Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)· 2026-02-02
- Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)· 2026-02-02
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)· 2026-02-02
- Andy Barr (R-KY-6)· 2026-02-03
- Brad Knott (R-NC-13)· 2026-02-03
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)· 2026-02-03
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)· 2026-02-03
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9)· 2026-02-03
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5)· 2026-02-03
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4)· 2026-02-03
- Warren Davidson (R-OH-8)· 2026-02-03
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)· 2026-02-04
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5)· 2026-02-04
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)· 2026-02-04
- John W. Rose (R-TN-6)· 2026-02-04
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)· 2026-02-04
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)· 2026-02-04
- Michael Cloud (R-TX-27)· 2026-02-04
- Ralph Norman (R-SC-5)· 2026-02-04
- Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO-3)· 2026-02-04
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)· 2026-02-04
- Ben Cline (R-VA-6)· 2026-02-05
- David Kustoff (R-TN-8)· 2026-02-05
- August Pfluger (R-TX-11)· 2026-02-09
- Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)· 2026-02-09
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)· 2026-02-09
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1)· 2026-02-09
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)· 2026-02-09
- Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3)· 2026-02-09
- Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2026-02-09
- Scott Franklin (R-FL-18)· 2026-02-09
- Mike Collins (R-GA-10)· 2026-02-11
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)· 2026-02-13
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN-7)· 2026-02-17
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13)· 2026-02-17
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-02-23
- Lance Gooden (R-TX-5)· 2026-02-23
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1)· 2026-02-23
- Jeff Crank (R-CO-5)· 2026-02-24
- Ron Estes (R-KS-4)· 2026-02-24
- James Comer (R-KY-1)· 2026-02-26
- John James (R-MI-10)· 2026-03-03
- Young Kim (R-CA-40)· 2026-03-04
- Ann Wagner (R-MO-2)· 2026-04-02
- David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)· 2026-04-02
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-0)· 2026-04-02
- Tim Moore (R-NC-14)· 2026-04-02
- Tim Walberg (R-MI-5)· 2026-04-02
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)· 2026-04-13
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2026-04-13
- Aaron Bean (R-FL-4)· 2026-04-20
- Jason Smith (R-MO-8)· 2026-04-29
- Russell Fry (R-SC-7)· 2026-04-29
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2026-05-14
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-07-22
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-22
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would expand federal racketeering laws to treat rioting as a criminal enterprise activity, allowing prosecutors to bring more serious charges against people involved in organized riots. This could enable the government to pursue longer sentences and additional penalties for individuals participating in riots that are part of a larger criminal pattern or organization. The change would primarily affect how federal prosecutors handle cases involving group violence and civil unrest.
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Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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