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H.R. 3651 119th Congress House

Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 29, 2025 Introduced by: Ilhan Omar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 29, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025

This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law.

Current law prohibits the deprivation of federally protected rights, privileges, or immunities by a government official (including a law enforcement officer).

This bill specifies that use of force during a response to a protest constitutes a deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities.

Additionally, the bill removes the death penalty as a penalty option if death results or if certain aggravating factors are present.

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 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
    for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · New York · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
    for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · New York · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 29, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3651: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3651/
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"H.R. 3651: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3651/.
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H.R. 3651, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3651/.
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