S 459
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime
Thin Blue Line Act
Introduced: February 15, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)
Feb 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)
Committees of jurisdiction
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