Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2065 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2065 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Jack, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, and Mr. Knott) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalty enhancements for committing certain offenses while in disguise, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Unmasking Hamas Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Universities and colleges across America, including Columbia University, California State Polytechnic University, the University of New Mexico, and Barnard College, have been increasingly targeted by violent student protests in the name of Hamas. (2) Violent student protests at universities and colleges across the country have caused significant damage to campus property and have barred university and college students from accessing educational services. (3) Violent protestors continue to utilize masks as a disguise to cover their identity in order to evade the law. (4) Support for designated terrorist organizations, antisemitism, and calling for the genocide of Jewish people have no place on our university and college campuses. (5) Iran and Hamas-backed organizations partner with United States-based anti-