Rep. Steube Introduces Stop ANTIFA Act

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the House companion to Senator Rick Scott's (R-Fla.) Stop ANTIFA Act, legislation to designate ANTIFA as a domestic terrorist organization, codify President Trump's executive actions targeting the group, and direct federal agencies to investigate and dismantle ANTIFA's violent operations.

"ANTIFA has spent years terrorizing communities, attacking law enforcement officers, and targeting ICE agents," said Rep. Greg Steube. "These are not peaceful protesters. They are organized extremists who use violence and intimidation to advance a radical political agenda. The Stop ANTIFA Act ensures the federal government has the tools necessary to dismantle these violent networks and hold those responsible accountable."

"Antifa has gotten away with its evils and terrorized cities across our country for far too long. Violence against our brave law enforcement officers and ICE agents will not be tolerated-especially when it's domestic terrorists like Antifa wreaking havoc on our communities. These people actively work to destroy the American way of life and call for the overthrow of American government and society. President Trump was right to fearlessly call them out as the domestic terrorists they are and to take action to stop their evils around the nation and uncover the funding behind it. I am proud to codify the president's actions and stand with the American people with the Stop ANTIFA Act,"said Senator Rick Scott.

The Stop ANTIFA Act would designate ANTIFA as a domestic terrorist organization and require all relevant federal agencies to investigate and dismantle its operations. The legislation directs the National Joint Terrorism Task Force to coordinate a national strategy to investigate entities engaged in political violence and intimidation, disrupt financial networks supporting domestic terrorism, and strengthen enforcement efforts across the federal government.

Additionally, the legislation requires the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to designate domestic terrorism as a national priority area.

Background: According to the White House, ANTIFA is a militant anarchist movement that advocates for the overthrow of the United States Government and engages in organized political violence, assaults on law enforcement officers, attacks on ICE agents, riots, and intimidation campaigns.

The Stop ANTIFA Act codifies President Trump's executive order designating ANTIFA as a domestic terrorist organization and directing federal agencies to counter organized political violence.

Read the bill text here.