119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 29, 2025
Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 29, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 29, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$59,590
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3651 - Protecting Our Protestors Act of 2025 amends title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force to include force against protestors. No Po…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST · lobbying firm or registrant: HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$85,569
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3651 - Protecting Our Protestors Act of 2025 amends title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force to include force against protestors. S.283…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing