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,texas1 ,mr4 ,jack1 ,mr4 ,goldman (     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1    
,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1 ,mr4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,web]
 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hamadeh ( ,arizona1 &  
,mr4 ,knott7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide    
p5alty enhancem5ts = committ+ c]ta9     
(f5ses :ile 9 disguise1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,unmask+ ,hamas ,act (     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,univ]sities & colleges    
across ,am]ica1 includ+ ,columbia       
,univ]sity1 ,cali=nia ,/ate ,polyte*nic 
,univ]sity1 ! ,univ]sity ( ,new ,mexico1
 & ,b>n>d ,college1 h be5 increas+ly    
t>get$ by viol5t /ud5t prote/s 9 ! "n ( 
,hamas4  7#b7 ,viol5t /ud5t prote/s at  
univ]sities & colleges across ! c\ntry h

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prop]ty & h b>r$ univ]sity & college    
/ud5ts f access+ educational s]vices4   
7#c7 ,viol5t prote/ors cont9ue to       
utilize masks z a disguise to cov] _!   
id5tity 9 ord] to evade ! law4  7#d7    
,support = designat$ t]rori/            
organizations1 antisemitism1 & call+ = !
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univ]sity & college campuses4  7#e7     
,iran & ,hamas-back$ organizations p>tn]
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organizations to fund anti-,israel      
demon/rations & prote/s4  7#f7 ,dur+    
,prime ,m9i/] ( ,israel ,b5jam9         
,netanyahu's address to a jo9t session (
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mask$ prote/ors v&aliz$ ,f$]al prop]ty 9
 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 across f ,union        
,/ation4  7#g7 ,pro-,hamas advocates h  
anonym\sly v&aliz$ multiple memorials & 
commemorative /atues across ,wa%+ton1   
,,dc1 includ+ ! ,l9coln ,memorial & !   
,g5]al ,lafayette ,/atue outside ( !    
,:ite ,h\se4  7#h7 ,anonym\s bomb ?reats

 to synagogues dramatically increas$ 9 !
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#bjbc1 attack on ,israel4  7#i7 ,police 
(fic]s disb&+ unlawful assemblies h be5 
subject$ to viol5t confrontations by    
mask$ prote/ors4  7#aj7 ,mask$ prote/s h
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prop]ty4  #c4 ,int]f]5ce ) protect$     
rights :ile 9 disguise  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,*apt] #ac ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#bej ! foll[+3  #bea4 ,int]f]5ce )      
protect$ rights :ile 9 disguise  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,:oev]1 :e!r or n act+ "u color ( 
law1 :ile 9 disguise1 includ+ :ile we>+ 
a mask1 injures1 oppresses1 ?reat5s1 or 
intimidates any p]son 9 any ,/ate1      
,t]ritory1 ,commonweal?1 ,possession1 or
 ,di/rict 9 ! free ex]cise or enjoym5t (
 any "r or privilege secur$ to him by ! 
,con/itution or laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
or because ( 8 hav+ s ex]cis$ ! same1   
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m 
?an #ae ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 

con/ru$ s z to det] any law en=cem5t    
(fic] f lawfully c>ry+ out ! duties ( 8 
(fice2 & no law en=cem5t (fic] %all be  
consid]$ to be 9 violation ( ?is section
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 or lawfully en=c+ ord9ances & laws ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
any ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 or any political 
subdivision ( a ,/ate4 ,= purposes ( !  
prec$+ s5t5ce1 ! t]m law en=cem5t (fic] 
means any (fic] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 a ,/ate1 or       
political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 :o is  
emp[]$ by law to conduct inve/igations  
(1 or make arre/s because (1 (f5ses     
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 a ,/ate1 or a political      
subdivision ( a ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #ac 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat$ to   
section #bej ! foll[+3  #bea4 ,int]f]5ce
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special m>itime & t]ritorial            

jurisdiction :ile 9 disguise ,section   
#acfc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
,:oev]1 dur+ ! commission ( an (f5se "u 
?is section1 we>s a disguise1 includ+ a 
mask1 %all1 9 addition to any t]m (     
imprisonm5t o!rwise impos$ "u ?is       
section1 be imprison$ = #b ye>s44