Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-3651
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2025-05-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Ms. Omar (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , and Ms. Jayapal ) 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 2025 . 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 .