S 167 119th Congress Senate 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 2025

Introduced: October 21, 2025 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jan 21, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Protect and Serve Act of 2025

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 January 21, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 16

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Cosponsors 25

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Feb 5, 2026

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Jan 28, 2026

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Oct 21, 2025

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Oct 21, 2025

Mullin, Markwayne

· Oct 21, 2025

Daines, Steve

Montana · Sep 30, 2025

Justice, James C.

West Virginia · Sep 30, 2025

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jun 18, 2025

Young, Todd

Indiana · Jun 11, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · May 20, 2025

South Carolina · May 14, 2025

Moody, Ashley

Florida · May 13, 2025

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · May 1, 2025

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · May 1, 2025

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · May 1, 2025

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · Apr 10, 2025

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Feb 24, 2025

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Feb 12, 2025

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Feb 12, 2025

Ricketts, Pete

Nebraska · Feb 12, 2025

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Feb 12, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 167: Protect and Serve Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-167/

MLA

"S. 167: Protect and Serve Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-167/.

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S. 167, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-167/.

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