,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #i1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,loeffler7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide a cause of action   
for persons injured by rioting4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rioting ,restitution ,act4  #b4    
,civil action for injuries  7a7 ,cause  
of action ,a person who suffers personal
 injury or whose property is damaged by 
a riot 7as defined in section #bajb of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 may   
bring a civil action in an appropriate  
district court of the ,united ,states   
against any person who-- 7#a7 caused the
 personal injury or property damage2    
7#b7 traveled in interstate or foreign  
commerce or used any facility of        
interstate or foreign commerce1         
including the mail1 telegraph1          
telephone1 radio1 or television1 with   

the intent to-- 7,a7 incite the riot2   
7,b7 organize1 promote1 encourage1      
participate in1 or carry on the riot2   
7,c7 commit any act of violence in      
furtherance of the riot2 or  7,d7 aid or
 abet any person in inciting or         
participating in or carrying on the riot
 or committing any act of violence in   
furtherance of the riot2 and  7#c7      
during the course of1 or following1 any 
such travel or use performed or         
attempted to perform any other overt act
 for any purpose specified in           
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7  
of paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,treble damages 
,a defendant in a civil action brought  
under subsection 7a7 shall be subject to
 treble damages4