HR 743
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime
Protect and Serve Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Protect and Serve Act of 2023
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
119
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Franklin, Scott
R
Van Orden, Derrick
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Wittman, Robert J.
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
R
McCormick, Richard
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Bost, Mike
Cartwright, Matt
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
R
Spartz, Victoria
I
Kiley, Kevin
R
Pfluger, August
R
Smucker, Lloyd
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
R
Ogles, Andrew
R
Issa, Darrell
Wild, Susan
Armstrong, Kelly
R
Houchin, Erin
R
Bean, Aaron
D
Costa, Jim
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
R
Buchanan, Vern
R
De La Cruz, Monica
R
Rogers, Mike D.
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Rogers, Harold
R
Joyce, John
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
R
Hunt, Wesley
R
Fry, Russell
R
Gooden, Lance
R
Moran, Nathaniel
R
Hinson, Ashley
R
Luttrell, Morgan
D
Pappas, Chris
R
Walberg, Tim
Burgess, Michael
R
Joyce, David P.
R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
R
Fitzgerald, Scott
D'Esposito, Anthony
Nickel, Wiley
R
Kustoff, David
Lamborn, Doug
R
Smith, Adrian
R
Kelly, Mike
D
Landsman, Greg
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
Rodgers, Cathy
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 743: Protect and Serve Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-743/
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