S 1650
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Protection of officials
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Violent crime
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2021
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for killing or assaulting (or attempting to kill or assault or conspiring to kill) a current or former judicial officer or public safety officer in circumstances that affect interstate commerce while the officer is engaged in official duties or on account of past performance of official duties.
A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1