Back the Blue Act of 2023
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Back the Blue Act of 2023
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for killing, assaulting, and fleeing to avoid prosecution for killing a judge, law enforcement officer, or public safety officer.
Additionally, the bill
- expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer, judge, prosecutor, or firefighter or other first responder;
- broadens the authority of federal law enforcement officers to carry firearms; and
- limits federal court review of challenges to state court convictions for killing a public safety officer or judge.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
38
Mullin, Markwayne
R
Lee, Mike
R
Barrasso, John
R
Blackburn, Marsha
R
Boozman, John
R
Britt, Katie Boyd
R
Budd, Ted
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
R
Cassidy, Bill
R
Cotton, Tom
R
Cramer, Kevin
R
Crapo, Mike
R
Cruz, Ted
R
Daines, Steve
R
Ernst, Joni
R
Fischer, Deb
R
Graham, Lindsey
R
Grassley, Chuck
R
Hagerty, Bill
R
Hawley, Josh
R
Hoeven, John
R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
R
Kennedy, John
R
Lankford, James
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
R
Marshall, Roger
R
McConnell, Mitch
R
Moran, Jerry
R
Ricketts, Pete
R
Risch, James E.
R
Schmitt, Eric
R
Scott, Tim
R
Scott, Rick
R
Thune, John
R
Tillis, Thomas
R
Tuberville, Tommy
R
Wicker, Roger F.
R
Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1569: Back the Blue Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1569/
"S. 1569: Back the Blue Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1569/.
S. 1569, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1569/.
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