Mike Lee (R-UT)
Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025'', seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to repeal prohibitions regarding freedom of access to clinic entrances. Specifically, it calls for the repeal of Section 248 of title 18. This repeal would apply to any pending or future prosecutions of such offenses.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?
The bill seeks to restore First Amendment rights by removing prohibitions on peaceful civil disobedience at clinic entrances.
- Scored +6
Does this protect what people are allowed to say in public life?
The bill protects the right to peaceful civil disobedience and expression near clinic entrances by repealing Section 248.
- Scored +5
Does this make abortion easier to get?
The repeal of restrictions on clinic entrance access facilitates more unhindered access to reproductive health services.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Repeal of Section 248: The bill seeks to repeal existing prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, which is intended to restore the First Amendment and the right to peaceful civil disobedience (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Repeal of Section 248: By repealing the prohibitions in Section 248 of title 18, the bill removes current legal restrictions regarding freedom of access to clinic entrances (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the individual right to speak freely? — The bill seeks to restore First Amendment rights by removing prohibitions on peaceful civil disobedience at clinic entrances.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this protect what people are allowed to say in public life? — The bill protects the right to peaceful civil disobedience and expression near clinic entrances by repealing Section 248.
- Healthcare
- Does this make abortion easier to get? — The repeal of restrictions on clinic entrance access facilitates more unhindered access to reproductive health services.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — By easing restrictions at clinic entrances, the bill supports easier access to reproductive healthcare often utilized by women.
- 2/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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