# 119-hr-3651: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025

119-hr-3651, Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3651
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Broadens federal criminal coverage of use-of-force during protest responses.** This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. § 242 to explicitly cover force used in responses to protests and would eliminate the death penalty as a possible sentence under that law. - Protesters and the public: Would make violent or excessive force used during a protest response explicitly subject to federal deprivation-of-rights charges, clarifying when federal law can apply. - Defendants and sentencing: Would remove the death penalty from § 242, so prosecutions under that statute could no longer seek capital punishment.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Accountability for protest force, lower penalties: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would clarify federal civil rights law for protest responses. People acting under color of law, like police, could be charged for using force at protests. It would also remove the death penalty as a possible sentence under that law. These changes would take effect upon enactme…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3651 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3651)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3651 (as of 2026-04-21).