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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7315
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of
force, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2020
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
Ms. NORTON, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and Ms.
OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty
for use of force, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Pro-
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testers Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS
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UNDER COLOR OF LAW.
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Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘United States,’’ and inserting
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‘‘United States, including the use of force during a
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response to a protest’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘, or may be sentenced to
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death’’.
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