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S 4662 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Emergency medical services and trauma care Firearms and explosives Law enforcement officers Violent crime Worker safety and health

PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020

Introduced: September 23, 2020 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 23, 2020
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Penalizing Radicals and Others who Thwart Emergency Care and Transportation for Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020 or the PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing or attempting to prevent a law enforcement officer from accessing emergency medical services for an injury caused by a criminal act or incurred in the line of duty.

An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for a term of any years or for life.

In a prosecution of this offense, the government is not required to prove that the defendant knew the law enforcement officer suffered an injury caused by a criminal act or incurred in the line of duty.

What's happening now September 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4662: PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4662/
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"S. 4662: PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4662/.
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S. 4662, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4662/.
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