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S 2276 112th Congress Senate

Officer Safety Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence to Federal court.

Introduced: May 23, 2012 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFederal district courtsJurisdiction and venue
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Law enforcement officersViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.
May 23, 2012
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 17, 2012
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 29, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 29, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2253-2254)
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 23, 2012

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence, a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4309 Identical bill Officer Safety Act of 2012
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • HR 6622 Related bill Officer Safety Act of 2012
  • S 3254 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 23, 2012
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 23, 2012
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 23, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 15, 2012
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 29, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2276: Officer Safety Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2276/
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"S. 2276: Officer Safety Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2276/.
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S. 2276, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2276/.
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