Recent anti-Israel protests, which have included blocking traffic on major roads such as the Golden Gate Bridge, have prompted a legislative response from multiple U.S. Congress members. Senators Thom Tillis and Marsha Blackburn, along with Representatives Troy Nehls, Nicole Malliotakis, and David Rouzer, are advocating for bills like the Safe and Open Streets Act and the Safe Passage on Interstates Act. These proposed laws aim to make it a federal crime to intentionally obstruct public roads, highways, and interstates, citing the need to curtail what they describe as reckless and dangerous tactics.
Anti-Israel protestors shut down traffic in cities across the country yesterday. These increasingly radical tactics are dangerous and must not be tolerated. The House should pass my bill, the Safe and Open Streets Act, to make this disruptive activity a federal crime.…
With bridges & highways in Democrat-run Chicago, San Francisco & New York blocked by anti-Israel protesters, Congress should pass @RepMikeCollins' Safe Passage on Interstates Act, a bill I'm proud to cosponsor, to federally prosecute those who intentionally obstruct interstates. https://t.co/3oDwhsK4p1
Pro-Palestinian protestors have blocked traffic across the US, including the Golden Gate Bridge. I’m proud to cosponsor @RepDavidRouzer’s Safe and Open Streets Act, which would make it a federal crime to purposely obstruct public roads and highways. https://t.co/mbvleelQuo
Anti-Israel, antisemitic protestors have stopped traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. My bill — the Safe and Open Streets Act — would stop this reckless behavior by making it a federal crime to purposely obstruct public roads & highways.
This is dangerous. These radical protestors must be stopped. Congress must pass my Safe and Open Streets bill to make these reckless acts blocking roads, highways, and bridges a federal crime. https://t.co/iKgVkcIZ6w