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HR 866 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Law Enforcement Protection Act

Introduced: February 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Law Enforcement Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an exception to the minimum sentencing requirement for a crime of violence while using, carrying, or possessing a firearm for a law enforcement officer who committed the offense during or in relation to the pursuit of an individual whom the officer reasonably believed committed a crime of violence.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 866: Law Enforcement Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-866/
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"H.R. 866: Law Enforcement Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-866/.
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H.R. 866, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-866/.
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