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S 2034 114th Congress Senate 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: September 15, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Thin Blue Line Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
What's happening now September 15, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 814 Related bill Thin Blue Line Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 17
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 13, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 27, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2016
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 20, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 20, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Oct 20, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 20, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 20, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Oct 20, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Oct 20, 2015
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Oct 20, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 20, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 7, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 7, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 30, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 22, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2034: Thin Blue Line Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2034/
MLA
"S. 2034: Thin Blue Line Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2034/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2034, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2034/.
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[S. 2034: Thin Blue Line Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2034/)
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