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18 U.S.C. 1958: Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-473. Changed by 5 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 21 U.S.C. 960a.

This Congress

  • S. 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · passed senate · would change (b), (c)

How it got here

2004

  • Pub. L. 108–458, §6704(1), substituted "facility of" for "facility in". (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 108–458, §6704(2), inserted "or foreign" after "interstate". (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) Law text · (b)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–294 substituted comma for "or who conspires to do so" after "or who conspires to do so" and substituted "this title or imprisoned" for "this title and imprisoned" before "for not more than twenty years". (Economic Espionage Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(Q), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting "under this title" for "not more than $50,000", could not be executed because the phrase "not more than $50,000" did not appear in text subsequent to amendment of subsec. (a) by Pub. L. 103–322, §60003(a)(1…
  • Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(N), substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $20,000" after "injury results, shall be". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–322, §330016(1)(L), substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $10,000" before "or imprisoned for not more than ten years". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–322, §§140007(b), 320105, each amended subsec. (a) by inserting "or who conspires to do so" after "anything of pecuniary value,". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–322, §60003(a)(11), substituted "and if death results, shall be punished by death or life imprisonment, or shall be fined not more than $250,000, or both" for "and if death results, shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or shall be fined not more than $50,0… · (a)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–647, §3558, substituted "section 1959" for "section 1952B" in introductory provisions. · (b)
  • Pub. L. 101–647, §1205(k), added par. (3). · (b)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–690, §7053(a), renumbered section 1952A of this title as this section.
  • Pub. L. 100–690, §7058(b), substituted "ten years" for "five years". · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.