Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025
In progressIntroducedJan 3, 2025
Policy areaCrime and Law Enforcement
Cosponsors2
What this bill is intended to do
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.
Latest action
Jun 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
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