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S. 774 117th Congress Senate

Protect and Serve Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2021 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFirearms and explosives
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Law enforcement officersViolent crime
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Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2021
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 Latest action March 16, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect and Serve Act of 2021

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3079 Identical bill Protect and Serve Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 18
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · May 13, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 12, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · May 10, 2021
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 24, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 22, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 16, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 16, 2021
Burr, Richard
· Mar 16, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 16, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 16, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 16, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 16, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 16, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 16, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 16, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 16, 2021
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 16, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 774: Protect and Serve Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-774/
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"S. 774: Protect and Serve Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-774/.
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