{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2065","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2065,"title":"Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001240","fullName":"Rep. McDowell, Addison [R-NC-6]","party":"R","state":"NC","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":12,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a new offense and strengthens the penalty for certain existing offenses involving prohibited conduct while wearing a disguise.</p><p>Specifically, it establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for wearing a disguise while interfering with another person's exercise of a protected right or privilege. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.</p><p>Additionally, the bill establishes an enhanced penalty—a mandatory two-year prison term—for a person who wears a disguise during an offense involving the willful and malicious destruction of a building or property.</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-01T16:21:54Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":3354,"ts":"2026-10-14T08:09:20.079Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Unmasking%20Hamas%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}