Title: A resolution calling for the designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This resolution calls for the groups and organizations acting under the banner of Antifa to be designated as domestic terrorist organizations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 279 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 279

     Calling for the designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist 
                             organization.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 18, 2019

    Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Calling for the designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist 
                             organization.

Whereas members of Antifa, because they believe that free speech is equivalent 
        to violence, have used threats of violence in the pursuit of suppressing 
        opposing political ideologies;
Whereas Antifa represents opposition to the democratic ideals of peaceful 
        assembly and free speech for all;
Whereas members of Antifa have physically assaulted journalists and other 
        individuals during protests and riots in Berkeley, California;
Whereas in February of 2018, journalist Andy Ngo was intimidated and threatened 
        with violence by protestors affiliated with Antifa;
Whereas, on June 29, 2019, while covering demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, 
        journalist Andy Ngo was physically attacked by protestors affiliated 
        with Antifa;
Whereas employees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (referred to 
        in this preamble as ``ICE'') were subjected to doxxing and violent 
        threats after their social media profiles, phone numbers, and home 
        addresses were posted on the internet by left wing activists;
Whereas according to the Wall Street Journal, an ICE officer was followed by 
        left wing activists and ``confronted when he went to pick up his 
        daughter from summer camp'', and another ``had his name and photo 
        plastered on flyers outside his home accusing him of being part of the 
        `Gestapo''';
Whereas the ICE office in southwest Portland, Oregon, was shut down for days due 
        to threats and occupation by Antifa members;
Whereas Rose City Antifa, an Antifa group founded in 2007 in Portland, Oregon, 
        explicitly rejects the authority of law enforcement officers in the 
        United States, and Federal, State, and local governments, to protect 
        free speech and stop acts of violence;
Whereas Rose City Antifa rejects the civil treatment of individuals the group 
        labels as fascists, stating: ``We can't just argue against them; we have 
        to prevent them from organizing by any means necessary.''; and
Whereas there is no place for violence in the discourse between people in the 
        United States, or in any civil society, because the United States is a 
        place where there is a diversity of ideas and opinions: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) calls for the groups and organizations across the 
        country who act under the banner of Antifa to be designated as 
        domestic terrorist organizations;
            (2) unequivocally condemns the violent actions of Antifa 
        groups as unacceptable acts for anyone in the United States;
            (3) expresses the need for the peaceful communication of 
        varied ideas in the United States;
            (4) urges any group or organizations in the United States 
        to voice its opinions without using violence or threatening the 
        health, safety, or well-being of any other persons, groups, or 
        law enforcement officers in the United States; and
            (5) calls upon the Federal Government to redouble its 
        efforts, using all available and appropriate tools, to combat 
        the spread of all forms of domestic terrorism, including White 
        supremacist terrorism.
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