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Pat Fallon
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
A minor textual substitution in §1361 creates little demonstrable benefit in the provided text but imposes short-term administrative burden on DOJ and risks legal ambiguity that could trigger litigation and delays.
No clear benefits identified in the provided sections.
Defendants, courts, and defense attorneys could face confusion over how to interpret charges under 18 U.S.C. §1361 if the textual substitution changes meaning, increasing the risk of litigation, delays, and inconsistent outcomes.
Federal prosecutors and Department of Justice staff will need to revise charging documents, internal guidance, training materials, and other paperwork to reflect the wording change, creating short-term administrative work and compliance costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Performs a textual substitution in 18 U.S.C. § 1361, replacing every occurrence of "striking,000" with "inserting."
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to decrease the sum of damage or attempted damage to property of the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 2, 2026 by Pat Fallon · Last progress July 2, 2026
Makes a narrow textual change to the federal criminal statute that addresses property damage: it renames a particular literal string within 18 U.S.C. § 1361 by replacing every occurrence of the substring "striking,000" with the word "inserting." The law contains only a short title and this single textual amendment and does not create new penalties, programs, or funding.