,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gegb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,cr5%aw introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect !     
civil rights ( individuals aga9/        
unlawful vigilante *eckpo9ts & id5tity  
dem&s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,vigilante ,*eckpo9ts & ,civil ,rights  
,protection ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,f\r?  
,am5dm5t protects ! "r ( individuals to 
be free f unreasonable se>*es &         
seizures1 includ+ unlawful vehicle /ops 
& dem&s = id5tification4  7#b7 ,9 rec5t 
ye>s1 private individuals &             
organizations h engag$ 9 conduct        
resembl+ law en=cem5t activities1       
includ+ vehicle /ops1 id5tity *ecks1 &  
lic5se plate surveillance1 )\t lawful   
au?ority4  7#c7 ,su* conduct und]m9es   
public safety1 int]f]es ) ,f$]al        
op]ations1 & deprives individuals (     

rights secur$ by ! ,con/itution & laws (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,congress has   
au?ority "u article ,i1 section #h1 &   
section #e ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to     
protect civil rights & ensure !         
unob/ruct$ execution ( ,f$]al law4  #c4 
,prohibition on false assumption (      
gov]nm5t au?ority 9 immigration en=cem5t
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cc ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #gji ! foll[+3  #gji;,a4   
,false assumption ( gov]nm5t au?ority 9 
law en=cem5t  7a7 ,(f5se ,:oev]1 )\t    
lawful au?ority1 kn[+ly-- 7#a7 /ops1    
deta9s1 or attempts to /op or deta9 any 
individual or vehicle on a public       
roadway2  7#b7 dem&s or reque/s         
id5tification2  7#c7 dem&s or reque/s to
 se>* prop]ty or p]sons2 or  7#d7 uses  
or op]ates any device or sy/em to       
collect1 access1 or analyze lic5se plate
 or vehicle id5tification data4  ,= !   
purpose ( en=c+1 monitor+1 ob/ruct+1 or 
influ5c+ ,f$]al law en=cem5t op]ations1 
%all be guilty ( an (f5se "u ?is        

section4  7b7 ,p5alties ,a violation (  
?is section %all be puni%able by-- 7#a7 
imprisonm5t = n m ?an #e ye>s2  7#b7 a  
f9e "u ?is title2 or  7#c7 bo?4  7c7    
,aggravat$ (f5se ,if ! (f5se-- 7#a7     
involves ! use or display ( a fire>m or 
o!r dang]\s weapon2  7#b7 results 9     
bodily injury2 or  7#c7 int]f]es ) or   
t>gets a ,f$]al (fic] or ,f$]al         
op]ation2  ! (f5d] %all be imprison$ = n
 m ?an #aj ye>s4  7d7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to prohibit lawful prote/1      
spee*1 or assembly t does n involve     
conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  4   
#d4 ,civil action = unlawful *eckpo9ts &
 id5tity dem&s  7a7 ,private "r ( action
 ,any p]son aggriev$ by conduct         
prohibit$ "u section #gji;,a ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 may br+ a     
civil action 9 an appropriate ,unit$    
,/ates di/rict c\rt aga9/-- 7#a7 any    
individual :o engag$ 9 su* conduct2     
7#b7 any organization t direct$1 f9anc$1
 coord9at$1 or mat]ially support$ su*   

conduct2 or  7#c7 any gov]nm5tal entity 
t kn[+ly p]mitt$1 au?oriz$1 or fail$ to 
take reasonable /eps to prev5t su*      
conduct on public prop]ty "u its        
control4  7b7 ,relief ,9 a civil action 
"u ?is section1 a c\rt may aw>d-- 7#a7  
/atutory damages ( n less ?an #aj1jjj p]
 violation1 )\t reg>d to pro( ( actual  
damages2  7#b7 comp5satory damages2     
7#c7 punitive damages1 :]e appropriate2 
7#d7 injunctive or decl>atory relief2 & 
7#e7 reasonable attorneys' fees & co/s4 
7c7 ,no qualifi$ immunity ,qualifi$     
immunity or any simil> def5se %all n be 
available to any def5dant 9 an action   
br\ght "u ?is section4  7d7 ,/atute (   
limitations ,an action "u ?is section   
may be br\ght n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! 
date on :i* ! violation occurr$4  #e4   
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application !re( to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held invalid1 !     
rema9d] ( ! ,act & ! application ( su*  
provision to o!r p]sons or circum/ances 
%all n be affect$4  #f4 ,effective date 

,?is ,act %all take effect on ! date (  
its enactm5t4