HR 636 · in committee · significant
Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill increases criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pregnancy resource centers or places of religious worship.
- The law affects people who commit property crimes against these facilities and the facilities themselves.
- It raises mandatory minimum prison sentences and adds civil remedies for intentional destruction by fire or explosives.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would strengthening penalties for property crimes against pregnancy resource centers affect both clinic security and free speech protections at these facilities?
- 02
What evidence supports the premise that current criminal penalties are insufficient to deter attacks on pregnancy resource centers?
- 03
How do the civil remedies in this bill balance accountability for property damage against potential litigation costs for pregnancy resource centers?
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Sponsor · R-NY-24
Claudia Tenney
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
0/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-22
Legislative timeline
2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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