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Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would repeal section 248 of title 18, United States Code, which currently prohibits certain conduct related to access to reproductive health clinics and providers, such as blocking entrances, intimidating patients or staff, or damaging clinic property. The repeal would apply to any prosecution that is pending or commenced on or after the bill's enactment date, meaning existing cases and new cases would fall under the repealed provision. The bill makes conforming changes to remove the repealed section from the criminal code's chapter 13.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- Jan 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES.
(a) In General.—Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 248.
(c) Applicability.—The repeal made in subsection (a) shall apply to any prosecution of an offense that is pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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