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Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011

Introduced: February 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to make the killing of a Member of Congress or an employee of Congress, or the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder, an aggravating factor in death penalty determinations.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 18, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 815: Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-815/
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"H.R. 815: Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-815/.
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H.R. 815, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-815/.
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