S. 2936 — Stop ANTIFA Act of 2025

This section sets forth 14 congressional findings declaring Antifa a militarist, anarchist enterprise engaging in domestic terrorism to overthrow the U.S. government through violence, riots, assaults on law enforcement (including a more than 1,000% increase in attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers since January 21, 2025), doxing, radicalization, and coordination with other entities; citing recent assassinations and attempts (e.g., Charlie Kirk in 2025, a healthcare executive in 2024, Justice Kavanaugh in 2022, and President Trump twice in 2024); noting over $2 billion in riot-related property damage; and calling for a national law enforcement strategy to investigate, disrupt, and uproot networks, organizations, and funding sources promoting such political violence.

This section designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and directs all relevant executive branch departments and agencies to use applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle its illegal operations—including those involving terrorist actions—conducted by Antifa, persons acting on its behalf, or with its material support, as well as to pursue necessary investigatory and prosecutorial actions against funders of such operations.

This section directs the National Joint Terrorism Task Force and its local offices (collectively, JTTFs) to coordinate and supervise a national strategy to investigate, prosecute, and disrupt entities and individuals engaged in acts of political violence and intimidation designed to suppress lawful political activity or obstruct the rule of law. It requires JTTFs to investigate (1) recruiting or radicalizing persons for political violence, terrorism, conspiracy against rights, or violent deprivation of rights; and (2) institutional and individual funders, officers, employees, non-governmental organizations, and U.S. citizens abroad that sponsor, aid, or abet such conduct, including through violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. §611 et seq.) or money laundering. The section further directs the JTTFs to consult with executive agencies; request operational assistance from law enforcement partners; and provide regular progress updates to the President through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. It requires the Attorney General to direct prosecutions of related federal offenses to the maximum extent permitted by law and to issue guidance prioritizing politically motivated terrorism such as organized doxing, swatting, rioting, looting, trespass, assault, property destruction, threats, and civil disorder, including common indicia of coordinating organizations. Additionally, it directs the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office, to identify and disrupt financial networks funding domestic terrorism and political violence, including by issuing guidance to financial institutions on filing Suspicious Activity Reports; requires the IRS Commissioner to prevent tax-exempt entities from financing such activities and to refer violators to the Department of Justice; and mandates all federal law enforcement agencies to interrogate individuals engaged in political violence about organizers and financial sponsors prior to adjudication or plea agreements, prioritizing crimes such as assault on federal officers (18 U.S.C. §111), conspiracy against rights (18 U.S.C. §241), money laundering (18 U.S.C. §1956), material support to terrorists (18 U.S.C. §§2339, 2339A-2339D), arson (18 U.S.C. §844), RICO violations (18 U.S.C. ch. 96), and major fraud against the United States (18 U.S.C. §1031).

This section authorizes the Attorney General, in the course of investigations directed by section 4, to recommend designation of any group or entity whose members are engaged in domestic terrorism—as defined in 18 U.S.C. §2331(5) (i.e., activities dangerous to human life that violate U.S. or state criminal laws, appear intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence government policy or conduct, and occur primarily within U.S. jurisdiction)—as a domestic terrorist organization. The Attorney General must submit any such list of groups or entities to the President through the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor.

This section directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate domestic terrorism as a national priority area and develop grant programs to allocate funding to law enforcement partners for detecting, preventing, and protecting against related threats.

This section provides standard general provisions stating that the Act (1) does not impair authorities granted by law to executive departments or agencies or the functions of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals; (2) is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations; and (3) does not create any enforceable right or benefit against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees, agents, or any other person.