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S 83 119th 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: January 14, 2025 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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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.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/
MLA
"S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/.
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S. 83, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/.
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[S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/)
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