,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbf,mr4  
,suozzi 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mill] (      
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit h>assm5t (    
p]sons lawfully ex]cis+ or seek+ to     
ex]cise ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t "r ( religi\s  
fre$om at a place ( religi\s wor%ip1 )9 
a di/ance ( #ajj feet or clos] to su*   
place ( religi\s wor%ip1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,access to   
,congregations & ,religi\s ,e/abli%m5ts 
f ,disruption ,act or ! ,,sacr$ ,act4   
#b4 ,fre$om ( access to places (        
religi\s wor%ip  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ac
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bea4 
,fre$om ( access to places ( religi\s   
wor%ip  7a7 ,prohibit$ activities       
,:oev]1 9 or affect+ int]/ate or =eign  
comm]ce--  7#a7 engages 9 any c\rse (   

conduct )9 #ajj feet ( a place (        
religi\s wor%ip1 ) ! int5t to intimidate
 or ob/ruct ! passage ( any p]son       
ex]cis+ or seek+ to ex]cise ! ,fir/     
,am5dm5t "r to religi\s fre$om !re91 & 9
 a mann] t causes any p]son to          
reasonably fe> = _! physical safety :ile
 ent]+ or exit+ ! place ( religi\s      
wor%ip2 or  7#b7 )9 #ajj feet ( a place 
( religi\s wor%ip1 int5tionally         
approa*es & h>asses any p]son seek+ to  
ex]cise ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t "r to religi\s 
fre$om1 )9 #h feet ( su* p]son1  %all be
 puni%$ z provid$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,p5alties ,:oev] violates ?is section  
%all-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( a fir/ (f5se1 be 
f9$ 9 accordance ) ?is title1 or        
imprison$ n m ?an "o ye>1 or bo?2 &     
7#b7 9 ! case ( a second or subsequ5t   
(f5se aft] a prior conviction "u ?is    
section1 be f9$ 9 accordance ) ?is      
title1 or imprison$ n m ?an #c ye>s1 or 
bo?2  except t = an (f5se involv+       
exclusively nonviol5t conduct1 ! f9e    
%all be n m ?an #aj1jjj & ! l5g? (      

imprisonm5t %all be n m ?an six mon?s1  
or bo?1 = ! fir/ (f5se2 & ! f9e %all1   
not)/&+ section #cega1 be n m ?an       
#be1jjj & ! l5g? ( imprisonm5t %all be n
 m ?an #ah mon?s1 or bo?1 = a subsequ5t 
(f5se2 & except t if bodily injury      
results1 ! l5g? ( imprisonm5t %all be n 
m ?an #aj ye>s1 & if dea? results1 x    
%all be = any t]m ( ye>s or = life4  7c7
 ,civil rem$ies  7#a7 ,"r ( action  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son aggriev$ by reason 
( ! conduct prohibit$ by subsection 7a7 
may comm5ce a civil action = ! relief   
set =? 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 except t su* 
an action may be br\ght only by a p]son 
lawfully ex]cis+ or seek+ to ex]cise !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t "r ( religi\s fre$om at a
 place ( religi\s wor%ip or by ! entity 
t owns or op]ates su* place ( religi\s  
wor%ip4  7,b7 ,relief ,9 any action "u  
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! c\rt may aw>d       
appropriate relief1 includ+ tempor>y1   
prelim9>y or p]man5t injunctive relief &
 comp5satory & punitive damages1 z well 
z ! co/s ( suit & reasonable fees =     

attorneys & exp]t witnesses4 ,) respect 
to comp5satory damages1 ! pla9tiff may  
elect1 at any "t prior to ! r5d]+ ( f9al
 judgm5t1 to recov]1 9 lieu ( actual    
damages1 an aw>d ( /atutory damages 9 ! 
am\nt ( #e1jjj p] violation4  7#b7      
,action by attorney g5]al ( ! unit$     
/ates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,attorney    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has reasonable 
cause to believe t any p]son or gr\p (  
p]sons is be+1 has be51 or may be injur$
 by conduct con/itut+ a violation ( ?is 
section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may comm5ce 
a civil action 9 any appropriate ,unit$ 
,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt4  7,b7 ,relief ,9 
any action "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! c\rt  
may aw>d appropriate relief1 includ+    
tempor>y1 prelim9>y or p]man5t          
injunctive relief1 & comp5satory damages
 to p]sons aggriev$ z describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74 ,! c\rt1 to v9dicate
 ! public int]e/1 may also assess a     
civil p5alty aga9/ ea* respond5t-- 7i7 9
 an am\nt n exce$+ #aj1jjj = a nonviol5t
 (f5se & #ae1jjj = o!r fir/ violations2 

&  7ii7 9 an am\nt n exce$+ #ae1jjj = a 
nonviol5t (f5se & #be1jjj = any o!r     
subsequ5t violation4  7#c7 ,actions by  
/ate attorneys g5]al  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if 
! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a ,/ate has        
reasonable cause to believe t any p]son 
or gr\p ( p]sons is be+1 has be51 or may
 be injur$ by conduct con/itut+ a       
violation ( ?is section1 su* ,attorney  
,g5]al may comm5ce a civil action 9 ! "n
 ( su* ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae on behalf (
 natural p]sons resid+ 9 su* ,/ate1 9   
any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict  
,c\rt4  7,b7 ,relief ,9 any action "u   
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! c\rt may aw>d       
appropriate relief1 includ+ tempor>y1   
prelim9>y or p]man5t injunctive relief1 
comp5satory damages1 & civil p5alties z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b74  7d7     
,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 %all be con/ru$--  7#a7 to prohibit any
 expressive conduct 7includ+ peaceful   
picket+ or o!r peaceful demon/ration7   
occurr+ outside places ( religi\s wor%ip
 protect$ f legal prohibition by ! ,fir/

 ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution2 or  7#b7 to
 provide exclusive crim9al p5alties or  
civil rem$ies ) respect to ! conduct    
prohibit$ by ?is section1 or to preempt 
,/ate or local laws t may provide su*   
p5alties or rem$ies4  7e7 ,def9itions ,=
 purposes ( ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
ob/ruct means to r5d] impassable +ress  
to or egress f a place ( religi\s       
wor%ip1 or to r5d] passage to or f a    
place ( religi\s wor%ip unreasonably    
difficult or haz>d\s4  7#b7 ,! t]m      
intimidate means to place a p]son 9     
reasonable appreh5sion ( imm95t physical
 injury to himself or h]self or to ano!r
 p]son4  7#c7 ,! t]m h>ass means to     
commit a s]i\s act or engage 9 a c\rse (
 conduct direct$ at a specific p]son t  
int]f]es ) _! fre$om ( movem5t1 & is    
int5d$ to & does place t p]son 9        
reasonable fe> ( physical h>m1 or is    
int5d$ to & does cause t p]son to       
reasonably exp]i5ce sub/antial emotional
 di/ress4  7#d7 ,! t]m c\rse ( conduct  
means a s]ies ( acts ov] a p]iod ( "t1  

h[ev] %ort1 indicat+ a cont9uity (      
purpose4  7#e7 ,! t]m s]i\s act means a 
s+le act ( ?reat5+1 intimidat+1 or      
viol5t conduct4  7#f7 ,! t]m place (    
religi\s wor%ip means any build+1       
/ructure or space t is us$ prim>ily =   
religi\s wor%ip activities or to provide
 religi\s education or in/ruction1 &    
includes ! p>k+ lot1 p>k+ lot entrance1 
driveway & driveway entrance ( any su*  
build+1 /ructure1 or space4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #ac ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bea4 ,fre$om ( access to      
places ( religi\s wor%ip4  4