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Support Peaceful Protest Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Aug 28, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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Support Peaceful Protest Act

This bill requires an individual who is convicted of a federal offense related to the individual's conduct (e.g., rioting) during the course of a protest to pay the cost of federal policing activity during the protest. In addition, such an individual is ineligible for pandemic unemployment assistance.

What's happening now August 28, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 13
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 23, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Sep 24, 2020
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 22, 2020
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Sep 17, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 17, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Sep 14, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Sep 4, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Sep 1, 2020
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Sep 1, 2020
Bishop, Dan
· Sep 1, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Sep 1, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Sep 1, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Sep 1, 2020
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Sep 1, 2020
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8117: Support Peaceful Protest Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8117/
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"H.R. 8117: Support Peaceful Protest Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8117/.
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H.R. 8117, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8117/.
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