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H.R. 59

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Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025
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Floor Vote
Latest Action · June 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Introduced
January 3, 2025
Cosponsors (2)
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119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 59
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025This 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.

https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr59/BILLS-119hr59ih.htm

https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr59/BILLS-119hr59ih.htm

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