S 4605
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Protect and Serve Act of 2020
Introduced: September 17, 2020
Introduced by:
Tillis, Thomas
Republican
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect and Serve Act of 2020
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce.
It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a violator.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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