HR 8117 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Support Peaceful Protest Act

Introduced Aug 28, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Jim Banks R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · 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.

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.

IntroducedAug 28, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 1, 2020 to Oct 30, 2020.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Sep 1, 2020
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy	Sep 1, 2020
R-IN	James R. Baird	Sep 1, 2020
R-MN	Jim Hagedorn	Sep 1, 2020
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Sep 1, 2020
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Sep 1, 2020
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Sep 1, 2020
R-NC	Ted Budd	Sep 1, 2020
R-MO	Jason Smith	Sep 4, 2020
R-PA	Scott Perry	Sep 4, 2020
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Sep 4, 2020
R-TX	Pete Olson	Sep 14, 2020
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Sep 17, 2020
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Sep 17, 2020
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Sep 17, 2020

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Actions 2

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Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
Aug 28, 2020Referred 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 bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 4553	Support Peaceful Protest Act	Related bill	Sep 9, 2020

Subjects

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Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House

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