| 1 | 1 | | II |
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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 223 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to |
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| 6 | 6 | | freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY23, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. L |
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| 10 | 10 | | EE(for himself, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. HAWLEY) introduced the fol- |
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| 11 | 11 | | lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Judiciary |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions |
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| 15 | 15 | | relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | for other purposes. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring the First 4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act 5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of 2025’’. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •S 223 IS |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FREEDOM 1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES. 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) I |
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| 29 | 29 | | NGENERAL.—Section 248 of title 18, United 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | States Code, is repealed. 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) C |
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| 32 | 32 | | LERICALAMENDMENT.—The table of sections 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | by striking the item relating to section 248. 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (c) A |
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| 36 | 36 | | PPLICABILITY.—The repeal made in subsection 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (a) shall apply to any prosecution of an offense that is 9 |
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| 38 | 38 | | pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enact-10 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ment of this Act. 11 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Æ |
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