Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act increases penalties for rioting.

The Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act amends title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for rioting. The bill specifies that the punishment for a violation of the rioting statute shall include a fine, imprisonment, or both. If the defendant committed an act of violence or aided or abetted any other person in committing an act of violence, the punishment includes a fine and imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than ten years, or both.

Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act increases penalties for rioting.

The Mitigating Extreme Lawlessness and Threats Act amends title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for rioting. The bill specifies that the punishment for a violation of the rioting statute shall include a fine, imprisonment, or both. If the defendant committed an act of violence or aided or abetted any other person in committing an act of violence, the punishment includes a fine and imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than ten years, or both.