,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #i1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,loeffler7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to hold individuals convicted  
of ,federal offenses during public      
gatherings resulting in riots           
financially liable for the cost of      
,federal policing1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,support ,peaceful  
,protest ,act4  #b4 ,definition ,in this
 ,act1 the term covered ,federal        
offense1 with respect to an individual1 
means a ,federal offense related to the 
conduct of the individual at and during 
the course of a public gathering-- 7#a7 
in connection with which a riot 7as     
defined in section #bajb of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code7 occurs2 and  7#b7
 with respect to which a ,federal law   
enforcement officer was engaged in      

policing activity4  #c4 ,order of       
restitution ,in the case of an          
individual convicted of a covered       
,federal offense1 the court shall1 in   
addition to the penalty for such        
conviction1 order the individual to pay 
an order of restitution to the          
appropriate ,federal law enforcement    
agency in an amount that is equal to the
 cost of the policing activity engaged  
in by the ,federal law enforcement      
agency1 as determined by the court4  #d4
 ,ineligibility for ,federally funded   
unemployment benefits ,in the case of an
 individual convicted of a covered      
,federal offense1 following the date of 
such conviction1 such individual shall  
not be eligible for any unemployment    
benefits which are financed in whole or 
in part with ,federal funds during the  
,,covid-#ai public health emergency 7as 
such term is defined in section #bajb of
 the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#ijba771 including any ,federal         
,pandemic ,unemployment ,compensation   

under section #bajd of the ,,cares ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijbc74