S. 921
117th Congress
Senate
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offensesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFederal officials
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJurisdiction and venueLaw enforcement officersProtection of officialsViolent crime
Everywhere this bill has been
19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-59.
Nov 18, 2021
Signed by President.
Nov 9, 2021
Presented to President.
Oct 27, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 27, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5942)
Oct 27, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5942)
Oct 27, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 921.
Oct 27, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5942-5944)
Oct 27, 2021
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 1, 2021
Held at the desk.
Jun 1, 2021
Received in the House.
May 28, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 28, 2021
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3930-3931; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3930-3931)
May 28, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3930-3931; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3930-3931)
May 20, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
May 20, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 13, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Became Public Law No: 117-59.
Plain-English summary
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over the following criminal offenses:
- killing (or attempting to kill) a federal officer or employee;
- assaulting, kidnapping, or murdering (or threatening to do so, or attempting to kidnap or murder) a family member of certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official;
- threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; and
- assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 921: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-921/
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