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Senate Bill 4425
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Securing Commerce and Protecting Businesses Act of 2020
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S. 4425 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4425


To amend title 18, United States Code, to create a Federal crime of destruction of property and looting of certain commercial entities.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 4, 2020

Mrs. Loeffler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to create a Federal crime of destruction of property and looting of certain commercial entities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Securing Commerce and Protecting Businesses Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Destruction of property and looting.

(a) In general.—Chapter 102 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2101 the following:

Ҥ 2101A. Destruction of property and looting

“(a) Offense.—It shall be unlawful to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, through the destruction of the property of or looting of a business or other commercial enterprise in connection with or during a riot.

“(b) Penalty.—Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.

“(c) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as—

“(1) indicating an intent on the part of Congress to prevent any State, any possession or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia, from exercising jurisdiction over any offense over which it would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section; or

“(2) depriving State and local law enforcement authorities of responsibility for prosecuting acts that may be violations of this section and that are violations of State and local law.”.

(b) Definitions.—Section 2102 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c) As used in this chapter, the term ‘looting’ means the unlawful taking or theft of goods or property during a riot.”.

(c) Technical and conforming amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 102 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2101 the following:


“2101A. Destruction of property and looting.”.