Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7315
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-06-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Protest and dissent
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law.</p> <p>Current law prohibits the deprivation of federally protected rights, privileges, or immunities by a government official (including a law enforcement officer). </p> <p>This bill specifies that use of force during a response to a protest constitutes a deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities. </p> <p>Additionally, the bill removes the death penalty as a penalty option if death results or if certain aggravating factors are present.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7315 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2020 Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020 . 2. Clarification of deprivation of rights under color of law Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking United States, and inserting United States, including the use of force during a response to a protest ; and (2) by striking , or may be sentenced to death .