To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protections for nonviolent political protesters, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protections for nonviolent political protesters, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HDB26ED1F831F4B88B16956FC6DDC467B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Matthew Lawrence Perna Act of 2024.
- Section H6A4F5DC250C9436DBE1B9D690BEC92D9: 2. Release of a defendant pending trial for nonviolent political protesters; recovery for certain defendants detained Section 3142 of title 18, United States...
- Section H905397A4C7374023B9716C9FEBEFFDC8: 3. Speedy trial for nonviolent political protesters Section 3161(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after In any case involving a...
- Section HFD35978E6AC54793B9EDB62632C8E1B5: 4. Remedies available for malicious overprosecution Section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting malicious overprosecution, after...
- Section HFA98588A4D2F423DB76EE9BEFA53F3B5: 5. Limitation on use of national security authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a national security authority may not be used by a Government...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protections for nonviolent political protesters, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protections for nonviolent political protesters, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Greene of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an offense— arising out of political protest activities
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