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BRICKS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-33| Senate 
| Updated: 1/22/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021 This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot). First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense. Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-687
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-687
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-687: BRICKS Act of 2021
Civil disturbancesCriminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosivesProtest and dissentSex offensesViolent crime

BRICKS Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-33| Senate 
| Updated: 1/22/2021
Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021 This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot). First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense. Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
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Timeline
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-687
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-687
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-687: BRICKS Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil disturbancesCriminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosivesProtest and dissentSex offensesViolent crime