Right to PROTEST Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 15, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Right to PROTEST Act of 2020
This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits the deprivation of rights under color of law.
Currently, the second prong of the prohibition bars the application of different punishments, pains, or penalties based on an individual's alien status, color, or race. This bill specifies that the use of a riot control agent (e.g., tear gas) without a prior clear and audible warning is a punishment, pain, or penalty.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2020 to Jun 26, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 15, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 26, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H2397H.R. 7196–7231 | — | Jun 15, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 110, June 15, 2020, page H2397.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain uses of riot control agents constitute civil rights violations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Right to PROTEST Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
