Official Summaries

Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025

This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons who are seeking to (1) obtain or provide reproductive health services, or (2) exercise their right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 223 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 223

To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating 
   to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2025

   Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating 
   to freedom of access to clinic entrances, 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 ``Restoring the First Amendment and 
Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC 
              ENTRANCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 13 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 248.
    (c) Applicability.--The repeal made in subsection (a) shall apply 
to any prosecution of an offense that is pending on, or commenced on or 
after, the date of enactment of this Act.
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