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OfficialUS · federal · United States CongressHR.59· House· 119th Congress
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025
Sponsored byRep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
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Official summary
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 This 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.