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Shown Here: Introduced in House (06/08/2018)
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 6054 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6054
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements
for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2018
Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Budd, and Mr.
Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements
for committing certain offenses while in disguise, 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 ``Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTED RIGHTS WHILE IN DISGUISE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 249 the following:
``Sec. 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise
``(a) In General.--Whoever, whether or not acting under color of
law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures,
oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State,
Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise
or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so
exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 15 years, or both.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed so as to deter any law enforcement officer from lawfully
carrying out the duties of his office; and no law enforcement officer
shall be considered to be in violation of this section for lawfully
carrying out the duties of his office or lawfully enforcing ordinances
and laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, any of the
several States, or any political subdivision of a State. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, the term `law enforcement officer' means any
officer of the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or
political subdivision of a State, who is empowered by law to conduct
investigations of, or make arrests because of, offenses against the
United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or a political
subdivision of a State.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 13 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
related to section 249 the following:
``250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise.''.
SEC. 3. DESTROYING BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY WITHIN SPECIAL MARITIME AND
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION WHILE IN DISGUISE.
Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following: ``Whoever, during the commission of an
offense under this section, wears a disguise, including a mask, shall,
in addition to any term of imprisonment otherwise imposed under this
section, be imprisoned for 2 years.''.
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