S 2253
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly causing bodily injury to a person (or attempting to do so) because of their actual or perceived status as a law enforcement officer 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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