Suozzi will support protections for both peaceful protest and access to religious worship, including the Right to Worship Act's 100-foot buffer zone and civil penalties for knowingly disrupting or intimidating worshippers during religious services.

Thomas R. Suozzi · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 84%

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I will always stand up for people’s right to protest peacefully, but attendees of religious services should not be harassed, threatened, intimidated, or targeted for practicing their faith. I am proud to lead this bipartisan and bicameral Right to Worship Act that both protects free speech and the freedom to worship.

Suozzi committed to standing up for peaceful protest rights while leading the Right to Worship Act to protect worshippers from harassment, threats, intimidation, or targeting during religious services.

Suozzi (D-NY), Knott (R-NC), Cruz (R-TX), and Slotkin (D-MI) Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Right to Worship Act to Protect Worshippers | Congressman Thomas Suozzi
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Evidence

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Jewish Insider reported that Suozzi joined Cruz, Knott and Slotkin in introducing the Right to Worship Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill covering disruptions or impeded access to scheduled religious services within 100 feet of a house of worship. The report says the bill includes escalating civil fines, civil suits by affected individuals or attorneys general, and protections for permitted demonstrations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Directly supports the claim: Suozzi backed and helped introduce the Right to Worship Act with a 100-foot worship-access zone, civil enforcement, and speech/protest carveouts. No newer lookback-window source found showing enactment or reversal.

delivered same_term A for effort

Slotkin joins Cruz, Knott, Suozzi in leading federal buffer zone bill
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GovInfo bill text shows Suozzi introduced H.R. 8239 with Miller. The bill prohibits intimidation, obstruction, or harassment within 100 feet of a place of religious worship, creates criminal penalties and civil remedies, and states that peaceful picketing or demonstrations protected by the First Amendment are not prohibited.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official record shows Suozzi had already introduced closely related federal worship-access legislation with the same core protections: peaceful protest preserved, worship access protected, 100-foot zone, penalties, and civil remedies.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8239 Introduced in House - Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption Act
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The promise was to support protections for peaceful protest and access to religious worship, including the Right to Worship Act-style 100-foot buffer zone and civil penalties. The evidence shows Suozzi introduced or helped introduce federal legislation in the same congressional term with the specified 100-foot worship-access zone, penalties/civil remedies, and First Amendment protest protections. Because the promise was framed as support rather than enactment, legislative sponsorship materially satisfies it even without evidence of final passage.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%