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HR 4760 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Hate crimes Law enforcement officers

Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016

Introduced: September 8, 2016 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
Apr 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code by expanding hate crimes to include an offense for knowingly causing, or attempting to cause, bodily injuries to individuals because they are police officers or perceived to be police officers. The bill subjects an individual convicted of such an offense to a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine, or both. If death results, or the offense includes kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit such crimes, or an attempt to kill, the offender is subject to a prison term for life, a fine, or both.

What's happening now April 1, 2016

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 4
Dent, Charles
· Nov 14, 2016
Trott, David
· Sep 8, 2016
Graves, Garret
· Sep 6, 2016
Harper, Gregg
· Sep 6, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 12, 2016
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 11, 2016
Bridenstine, Jim
· May 11, 2016
DeSantis, Ron
· Apr 27, 2016
JOHNSON, SAM
· Apr 27, 2016
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 15, 2016
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 16, 2016
Gowdy, Trey
· Mar 16, 2016
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 16, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 16, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4760: Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4760/
MLA
"H.R. 4760: Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4760/.
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H.R. 4760, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4760/.
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[H.R. 4760: Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4760/)
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