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II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4538IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 14, 2022Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 248 of title 18, United States Code, to provide adequate penalties and remedies for attacks on facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and attacks on places of religious worship.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act.

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Attacks on facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and places of religious worship

(a)

Criminal penalties

Section 248(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting , except that for a first offense, if the conduct involved a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involved a place of religious worship and did not involve exclusively a nonviolent physical obstruction, the length of imprisonment shall be not more than 3 years after or both. (b)

Civil remedies

Section 248(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)(B), in the second sentence, by inserting , or $20,000 per violation for conduct involving a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involving a place of religious worship after per violation; and(2)in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting , $25,000 for a first violation, if the violation involved a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or involved a place of religious worship and did not involve exclusively a nonviolent physical obstruction, after physical obstruction.

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Destruction of buildings, vehicles, and property

Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or if the building is a facility described in section 248(a)(3) that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services or is a place of religious worship, before shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 years.