S. 4553, Support Peaceful Protest Act
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S. 4553, the Support Peaceful Protest Act, was introduced in the Senate on September 9, 2020, by Cotton with Loeffler and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. It holds individuals convicted of Federal offenses during public gatherings resulting in riots financially liable for the cost of Federal policing. A court is to order an individual convicted of a covered Federal offense to pay restitution to the appropriate Federal law enforcement agency equal to the cost of the policing activity. Section 4 makes the individual ineligible for unemployment benefits financed in whole or in part with Federal funds during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4553
To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during public gatherings
resulting in riots financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and
for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs. LOEFFLER) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during pub-
lic gatherings resulting in riots financially liable for the
cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Support Peaceful Pro-
5 test Act’’.
6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
7 In this Act, the term ‘‘covered Federal offense’’, with
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8 respect to an individual, means a Federal offense related
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1 to the conduct of the individual at and during the course
2 of a public gathering—
3 (1) in connection with which a riot (as defined
4 in section 2102 of title 18, United States Code) oc-
5 curs; and
6 (2) with respect to which a Federal law enforce-
7 ment officer was engaged in policing activity.
8 SEC. 3. ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
9 In the case of an individual convicted of a covered
10 Federal offense, the court shall, in addition to the penalty
11 for such conviction, order the individual to pay an order
12 of restitution to the appropriate Federal law enforcement
13 agency in an amount that is equal to the cost of the polic-
14 ing activity engaged in by the Federal law enforcement
15 agency, as determined by the court.
16 SEC. 4. INELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED UNEM-
17 PLOYMENT BENEFITS.
18 In the case of an individual convicted of a covered
19 Federal offense, following the date of such conviction, such
20 individual shall not be eligible for any unemployment bene-
21 fits which are financed in whole or in part with Federal
22 funds during the COVID–19 public health emergency (as
23 such term is defined in section 2102 of the CARES Act
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24 (15 U.S.C. 9021)), including any Federal Pandemic Un-
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1 employment Compensation under section 2104 of the
2 CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023).
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