Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7120 (Introduced in House) — To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform... · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. Deprivation of rights under color of law

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Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by striking willfully and inserting knowingly or with reckless disregard ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, an act shall be considered to be death resulting if the act was a substantial factor contributing to the death of the person. .