118 HR 8248 IH: Unmasking Antifa Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-05-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8248IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 6, 2024Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Unmasking Antifa Act of 2024.

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 250 the following:

251.

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 250 the following: 251. Interference with protected rights while in disguise. .

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..