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Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2003

Introduced: February 11, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 12, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E174)
Feb 11, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to apply prohibitions against the use of counterfeit police badges to the use of any public safety officer insignia or article of clothing. Defines a public safety officer to include any officer or employee of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to assure that the sentence imposed on a defendant who is convicted of a Federal offense while wearing or displaying such insignia and clothing reflects the gravity of this aggravating factor.

What's happening now March 1, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3815: Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3815/
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"H.R. 3815: Badge and Uniform Security and Trustworthiness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3815/.
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H.R. 3815, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3815/.
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