New Bill Would Strip Rioters of Federal Unemployment Benefits

Flames engulf the Community Corrections Division building as police officers watch during rioting in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 24, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Reuters

A new bill introduced Friday would strip people arrested amid riots of federal unemployment benefits, and bar them from receiving such benefits in the future.

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the legislation, titled the “Support Peaceful Protest Act.”