US HB7572

Creates new federal crime (18 U.S.C. § 709A) prohibiting private individuals from stopping vehicles, demanding identification, requesting searches, or collecting license plate data without lawful authority for purposes of enforcing or influencing federal law enforcement operations

Standard violations punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or fines; aggravated offenses involving firearms, bodily injury, or interference with federal officers carry up to 10 years imprisonment

Establishes private right of action allowing victims to sue individuals who engaged in prohibited conduct, organizations that directed or financed it, and government entities that knowingly permitted it

Provides for statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation plus compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees; explicitly bars qualified immunity as a defense

5-year statute of limitations for civil claims; includes protection for lawful protest, speech, and assembly not involving the prohibited conduct