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S. 223 119th Congress Senate

Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
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Criminal procedure and sentencingFamily planning and birth controlHealth facilities and institutionsReligionSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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Jan 23, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025

This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons who are seeking to (1) obtain or provide reproductive health services, or (2) exercise their right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 589 FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2025
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 23, 2025
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 23, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 223: Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-223/
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"S. 223: Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-223/.
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S. 223, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-223/.
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