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H.R. 3651

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3651, the Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 29, 2025 by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3651 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb3651/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3651 IH: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3651  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2025   Ms. Omar  (for herself,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , and  Ms. Jayapal ) 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025  .
2.
Clarification of deprivation of rights under color of law
Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  United States,  and inserting  United States, including the use of force during a response to a protest, ; and
(2)
by striking  , or may be sentenced to death .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House May 29, 2025

hb3651/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (05/29/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) sponsors H.R. 3651, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3651 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 29, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3651 has taken 2 actions since May 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3651 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3651 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3651 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Foreign Relations, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER QUIGLEY112
ROBYN BARNARD112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 third_quarter$85.6K3rd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 fourth_quarter$59.6K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3651 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3651’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr3651/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3651, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 91 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 3651.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2377]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com