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HR 814 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victims Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Thin Blue Line Act

Introduced: November 16, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Thin Blue Line Act

Amends the federal criminal code to make 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 March 16, 2015

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

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 14
Jenkins, Evan
· Nov 16, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 29, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 21, 2016
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 25, 2016
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 12, 2016
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 10, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Feb 2, 2016
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jan 13, 2016
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jan 12, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 7, 2016
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 6, 2016
MacArthur, Thomas
· Nov 17, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 2, 2015
Reichert, David
· Sep 24, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2015
DeSantis, Ron
· Mar 19, 2015
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 24, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 11, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 10, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 814: Thin Blue Line Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-814/
MLA
"H.R. 814: Thin Blue Line Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-814/.
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H.R. 814, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-814/.
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