Support Peaceful Protest Act
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 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Sep 21, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Sep 24, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 30, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 28, 2020 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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.
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.
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. 151, August 28, 2020, page H4311.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 289 | Support Peaceful Protest Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
| S 4553 | Support Peaceful Protest Act | Related bill | Sep 9, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Support Peaceful Protest Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 28, 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.
