The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation to provide federal law enforcement with an influx of resources to counter domestic terrorism, with Democrats voting down several attempts by Republicans to insert safeguards into the bill. The committee—of 25 Democrats and 19 Republicans—approved the bill on April 6 with a 21-17 vote along party lines. The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act now heads to the House floor after three days of contentious debate. Republicans made four unsuccessful attempts to amend the legislation. The first attempt was an April 5 proposed amendment to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from monitoring parents who protest against school board policies. Republicans introduced that in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision last year to open a federal investigation into violence at school board meetings. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) opposed the amendment, scoffing at the notion that the DOJ is spying on protesting parents as a …