In May Ilhan Omar introduced H.R. 3651: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025. It’s literally just adding one line to 18 U.S. Code § 242:

“Including the use of force during a response to a protest.”

In short, using excessive force against protesters becomes a federal crime. That’s it.

But it has a 1% chance of being enacted.

Bill:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr3651

Title 18:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/242

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Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025 (H.R. 3651)

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.

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HR3651
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes.

📢 Introduced in House

https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3651

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