H.R. 289, Support Peaceful Protest Act
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H.R. 289, the Support Peaceful Protest Act, is a bill to hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing. Banks and other named members introduced it in the House of Representatives on January 13, 2021, and it was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, in addition, the Committee on Ways and Means. A court would order an individual convicted of a Federal offense related to conduct at a protest to pay restitution to the Federal law enforcement agency equal to the cost of the policing activity. The individual would also be ineligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 289
To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests
financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 13, 2021
Mr. BANKS (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. MURPHY of
North Carolina, Mr. BUDD, and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the
course of protests financially liable for the cost of Fed-
eral 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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
2 In the case of an individual convicted of a Federal
3 offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during
4 the course of a protest with respect to which a Federal
5 law enforcement officer was engaged in policing activity,
6 the court shall, in addition to the penalty for such convic-
7 tion, order the individual to pay an order of restitution
8 to the appropriate Federal law enforcement agency in an
9 amount that is equal to the cost of such policing activity,
10 as determined by the court.
11 SEC. 3. INELIGIBILITY FOR ENHANCED FEDERAL UNEM-
12 PLOYMENT BENEFITS.
13 An individual convicted of a Federal offense related
14 to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of
15 a protest, is ineligible for any Federal Pandemic Unem-
16 ployment Compensation under section 2104 of the
17 CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) or any other Federal sup-
18 plemental unemployment compensation during the
19 COVID–19 public health emergency (as such term is de-
20 fined in section 2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
21 9021).
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