This bill would change Title 18, United States Code, section 1961(1) by inserting "section 2101 (relating to riots)" into the list of racketeering activities. In plain terms, rioting would be added to the list of predicate offenses that count as racketeering activity under the federal RICO statute.
If the bill becomes law, rioting would be listed as a racketeering activity. That means rioting could be treated as one of the unlawful acts that help form a racketeering (RICO) case when it is part of a pattern or enterprise. The bill text does not change the penalties for rioting or describe other legal changes.
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No publicly available information on proponents' statements is included in the bill text. The bill was introduced by Representative Beth Van Duyne and lists multiple co-sponsors in the metadata.
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