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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 91 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 3651.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2377]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law.</p><p>Current law prohibits the deprivation of federally protected rights, privileges, or immunities by a government official (including a law enforcement officer).</p><p>This bill specifies that use of force during a response to a protest constitutes a deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities.</p><p>Additionally, the bill removes the death penalty as a penalty option if death results or if certain aggravating factors are present.</p>]]></text>
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