US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law

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2. here is the bill

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.347:

Details, Amendments
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SUMMARY AS OF:
2/6/2012--Passed Senate amended. (There are 4 other summaries)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 17, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly enters any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of: (1) the White House or its grounds or the Vice President's official residence or its grounds, (2) a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting, or (3) a building or grounds so restricted due to a special event of national significance.


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MAJOR ACTIONS:

1/19/2011 Introduced in House
2/11/2011 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-9.
2/28/2011 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 3 (Roll no. 149).
11/17/2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2/6/2012 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2/27/2012 Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 3 (Roll no. 73).
3/1/2012 Presented to President.



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