# 119-hres-543: Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent. 119-hres-543, Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-543 - As of: 2025-12-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hres-543 - Congress: 119 - Title: Recognizing the right to peacefully protest and condemning violence and authoritarian responses to expressions of dissent. - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-06-25 - Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 75 - Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2025-12-21 ## Summary **Reaffirming the right to peacefully assemble** this resolution would condemn violence, call for law enforcement transparency and accountability, and object to certain federal deployments tied to immigration enforcement. It balances support for civil liberties with support for officers who protected public safety during protests. - Families and protesters: Would restate the First Amendment right to peaceable assembly and affirm civil rights and due process protections for all people. - Law enforcement and public safety: Condemns violent instigators, vandalism, and looting, commends officers who protected peaceful protests, and emphasizes transparency and accountability for all law enforcement, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. - Military, National Guard, and state governments: Reiterates support for Marines and National Guard members while objecting to their deployment to California as described and raising concerns about deployments made without a governor's request and related legal authorities. *Asserts an estimated federal cost of about $134 million for those deployments over a 60-day period, indicating added federal spending during that time.* ## Cosponsors (75) - Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act - 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act ## Sources - [119-hres-543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/543) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17) - [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14) - [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-543 (as of 2025-12-21).