White House correspondents’ dinner suspect indicted on 4 felony charges
White House correspondents’ dinner suspect indicted on 4 felony charges (washingtonpost); Correspondents’ dinner suspect faces new charge of assaulting federal officer (theguardian)
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S1771 · 119th Congress
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This story is about a suspect at the White House correspondents' dinner who was indicted on felony charges including assaulting a federal officer and related charges involving the correspondents event. This bill would impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaults on federal officers by amending 18 U.S.C. §111 and make that federal rule exclusive over state laws.
If passed, it would:
- Establish mandatory minimum penalties for assaults on federal officers • Make 18 U.S.C. §111 apply exclusively and supersede related state laws.
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