DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR2065" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR2065</span></a>: Harsh penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> who conceal their identity</p><p>"Would make it a federal crime, subject to a lengthy prison sentence, to wear a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mask</span></a> or other disguise while protesting in an 'intimidating' or 'oppressive' way. Under the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnmaskingHamasAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnmaskingHamasAct</span></a>,' anyone 'in disguise, including while wearing a mask' who 'injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates any person' exercising their constitutional rights could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison as well as fined. The bill does not define 'oppress,' nor does the bill specify what is meant by 'disguise,' other than that it includes a 'mask.' The bill’s substantive provisions are identical to the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnmaskingAntifaAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnmaskingAntifaAct</span></a>,' which lawmakers have introduced in several previous sessions. Sponsors of the bill made clear that it is a response to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a>, some of whom have worn masks to avoid retaliation." </p><p>Status: pending</p><p>Introduced 11 Mar 2025.</p><p>Issue(s): Face Covering</p><p>Press release from bill sponsor, Congressman <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AddisonMcDowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AddisonMcDowell</span></a> (NC-06):<br><a href="https://mcdowell.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-addison-mcdowell-introduces-unmasking-hamas-act-strengthen-penalties" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mcdowell.house.gov/media/press</span><span class="invisible">-releases/rep-addison-mcdowell-introduces-unmasking-hamas-act-strengthen-penalties</span></a></p><p>Full bill text:<br><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2065/text?s=1&amp;r=64&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22actionDate%3A%5C%22119%7C2025-03-11%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%7D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/house-bill/2065/text?s=1&amp;r=64&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22actionDate%3A%5C%22119%7C2025-03-11%5C%22+AND+%28billIsReserved%3A%5C%22N%5C%22+OR+type%3A%5C%22AMENDMENT%5C%22%29%22%7D</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurveillanceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CiminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CiminalizingProtest</span></a></p>