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Witness at committee hearing warns of federal 'over-criminalization' via regulations
Summary
A speaker at a Senate committee exchange said the number of federal crimes created through regulations is "unknown and unknowable," flagged frequent regulatory criminal penalties in the Code of Federal Regulations, and urged cooperation on reforms if a nominee is confirmed.
A commenter at a Senate committee exchange raised concerns about what they called "over-criminalization," saying the number of federal crimes imposed through regulations is "unknown and unknowable." The commenter urged changes that would limit criminal penalties in regulations and clarify mental-state requirements for offenses.
The commenter said the committee contacted the Congressional Research Service for a count of federal crimes created by regulation and that the CRS reported the answer as effectively unknowable. "The answer that came back was to…
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