Restoring Law and Order on America’s Streets Act

This bill would expand an existing federal law that allows the civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons in federal custody so that it also covers a "person who is a danger to public safety." Such a person is defined as someone who has engaged or attempted to engage in a crime of violence, burglary, robbery, larceny, public drug offenses, urban camping, urban squatting, or vandalism, and who has a serious mental illness, abnormality, or disorder that makes it seriously difficult to refrain from that conduct. The bill defines urban camping as using a temporary outdoor shelter, such as a tent or vehicle, as a main living space for more than 24 hours in one place not meant for recreation. It defines urban squatting as occupying a vacant or abandoned building or land without permission. It would also require the Attorney General or Bureau of Prisons to evaluate each covered person who was homeless before entering custody to decide whether to certify them for commitment.

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Sponsors

• Nancy Mace Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors