H.R. 130 118th Congress House

Thin Blue Line Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.

Introduced: January 9, 2023 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careFires

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Jan 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Thin Blue Line Act

This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
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Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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Cosponsors 56

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · May 16, 2024

Guest, Michael

Mississippi · May 15, 2024

Harshbarger, Diana

Tennessee · May 14, 2024

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · May 8, 2024

Ogles, Andrew

Tennessee · Apr 23, 2024

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Mar 19, 2024

Baird, James R.

Indiana · Mar 19, 2024

North Carolina · Aug 18, 2023

Williams, Roger

Texas · Aug 1, 2023

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Jul 11, 2023

Gimenez, Carlos A.

Florida · May 22, 2023

Luna, Anna Paulina

Florida · May 18, 2023

Barr, Andy

Kentucky · May 17, 2023

De La Cruz, Monica

Texas · May 17, 2023

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · May 17, 2023

Houchin, Erin

Indiana · May 17, 2023

Nehls, Troy E.

Texas · May 17, 2023

Rogers, Mike D.

Alabama · May 17, 2023

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · May 17, 2023

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · May 15, 2023

Schweikert, David

Arizona · May 15, 2023

Sessions, Pete

Texas · May 9, 2023

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Apr 26, 2023

Yakym, Rudy

Indiana · Apr 19, 2023

Comer, James

Kentucky · Apr 6, 2023

Bost, Mike

Illinois · Mar 9, 2023

D'Esposito, Anthony

· Mar 9, 2023

Diaz-Balart, Mario

Florida · Mar 9, 2023

Spartz, Victoria

Indiana · Mar 9, 2023

Amodei, Mark E.

Nevada · Mar 1, 2023

LaLota, Nick

New York · Mar 1, 2023

Owens, Burgess

Utah · Mar 1, 2023

LaHood, Darin

Illinois · Feb 28, 2023

Reschenthaler, Guy

Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2023

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"

Arkansas · Feb 24, 2023

Ezell, Mike

Mississippi · Feb 24, 2023

Hern, Kevin

Oklahoma · Feb 24, 2023

Mace, Nancy

South Carolina · Feb 24, 2023

Miller-Meeks, Mariannette

Iowa · Feb 24, 2023

Newhouse, Dan

Washington · Feb 24, 2023

Obernolte, Jay

California · Feb 24, 2023

Valadao, David G.

California · Feb 24, 2023

Van Duyne, Beth

Texas · Feb 24, 2023

Lawler, Michael

New York · Feb 14, 2023

Johnson, Mike

Louisiana · Feb 6, 2023

Kustoff, David

Tennessee · Jan 24, 2023

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Jan 9, 2023

Graves, Garret

· Jan 9, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 130: Thin Blue Line Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-130/

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