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H.R.6054 - Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements

for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other

purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2018

Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Budd, and Mr.

Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements

for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other

purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTED RIGHTS WHILE IN DISGUISE.

(a) In General.–Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is

amended by inserting after section 249 the following:

``Sec. 250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise

``(a) In General.–Whoever, whether or not acting under color of

law, while in disguise, including while wearing a mask, injures,

oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person in any State,

Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise

or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the

Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so

exercised the same, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not

more than 15 years, or both.

``(b) Rule of Construction.–Nothing in this section shall be

construed so as to deter any law enforcement officer from lawfully

carrying out the duties of his office; and no law enforcement officer

shall be considered to be in violation of this section for lawfully

carrying out the duties of his office or lawfully enforcing ordinances

and laws of the United States, the District of Columbia, any of the

several States, or any political subdivision of a State. For purposes

of the preceding sentence, the term `law enforcement officer' means any

officer of the United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or

political subdivision of a State, who is empowered by law to conduct

investigations of, or make arrests because of, offenses against the

United States, the District of Columbia, a State, or a political

subdivision of a State.''.

(b) Clerical Amendment.–The table of sections for chapter 13 of

title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item

related to section 249 the following:

``250. Interference with protected rights while in disguise.''.

SEC. 3. DESTROYING BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY WITHIN SPECIAL MARITIME AND

TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION WHILE IN DISGUISE.

Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding

at the end the following: ``Whoever, during the commission of an

offense under this section, wears a disguise, including a mask, shall,

in addition to any term of imprisonment otherwise imposed under this

section, be imprisoned for 2 years.''.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6054/text?format=txt