H.R. 289 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2021Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Peaceful Protest Act. 2. Order of restitution In the case of an individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest with respect to which a Federal law enforcement officer was engaged in policing activity, the court shall, in addition to the penalty for such conviction, 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 such policing activity, as determined by the court. 3. Ineligibility for enhanced Federal unemployment benefits An individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest, is ineligible for any Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under section 2104 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) or any other Federal supplemental unemployment compensation during the COVID–19 public health emergency (as such term is defined in section 2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021).