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HR 6864 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Jurisdiction and venue Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act

Introduced: May 28, 2020 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2020
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May 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act

This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal conduct involving the killing (or attempted killing) of a federal officer or employee. The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.

What's happening now May 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 4
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Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 9, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· May 28, 2020
KING, PETER
· May 14, 2020
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6864: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6864/
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"H.R. 6864: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6864/.
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H.R. 6864, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6864/.
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