1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Support Peaceful Protest Act”.
Support Peaceful Protest Act
A BILL
To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes.
2. Order of restitution
In the case of an individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest with respect to which a Federal law enforcement officer was engaged in policing activity, the court shall, in addition to the penalty for such conviction, order the individual to pay an order of restitution to the appropriate Federal law enforcement agency in an amount that is equal to the cost of such policing activity, as determined by the court.
3. Ineligibility for enhanced Federal unemployment benefits
An individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest, is ineligible for any Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under section 2104 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) or any other Federal supplemental unemployment compensation during the COVID–19 public health emergency (as such term is defined in section 2102 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021).