Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022
Summary
Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022 This bill establishes certain crimes involving mass killings (killing three or more people in a single incident using a machinegun or covered semiautomatic weapon in a circumstance outlined by the bill) as terrorism under federal criminal terrorism statutes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 27, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jul 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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