This bill increases the federal statutory maximum prison term for willfully injuring or committing depredation against a federal courthouse.
Additionally, the bill applies criminal penalties for unlawful conduct at restricted buildings or grounds to such conduct at places where federal judges work, reside, or visit.
To increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and 
  unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or 
                                 visit.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING FEDERAL COURTHOUSES AND JUDGES.

    (a) Government Property or Contracts.--Section 1361 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the second undesignated subsection by striking 
        ``both.'' and inserting the following: ``both; if the damage or 
        attempted damage is to a Federal courthouse, by a fine under 
        this title or imprisonment for not more than 25 years, or 
        both''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``For purposes of this section, defacing, painting, spraying, 
applying graffiti to, or drawing on Federal property, including Federal 
building and monuments located on Federal land, shall be presumed to 
result in damage exceeding the sum of $1,000.''.
    (b) Restrict Buildings or Grounds.--Section 1752(c)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) of a Federal courthouse or Federal building 
                containing offices of Federal judges; or
                    ``(E) of a building or grounds where a Federal 
                judge or other Federal official protected by the United 
                States Marshals Service resides, is temporarily 
                visiting, or will be temporarily visiting; and''.
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A bill to increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or visit.
A bill to increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or visit.
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or visit.
Sen. Hawley, Josh