Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025

S. 223, the Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025, proposes to repeal certain provisions of federal criminal law. Specifically, the bill would eliminate federal prohibitions against conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with people seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services.

The bill would also repeal federal laws that prohibit conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with individuals exercising their right to religious freedom at places of religious worship. If enacted, these changes would remove federal criminal penalties for such conduct, though state and local laws on these matters would remain in effect. The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2025, and has not yet advanced to committee consideration.