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HR 636 · in committee · significant

Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act

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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  1. 01

    How would strengthening penalties for property crimes against pregnancy resource centers affect both clinic security and free speech protections at these facilities?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the premise that current criminal penalties are insufficient to deter attacks on pregnancy resource centers?

  3. 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

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Introduced 2025-01-22

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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