S. 83 119th Congress Senate

Thin Blue Line Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers.

Introduced: January 14, 2025 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careFires

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First responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelLaw enforcement officersViolent crime

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Jan 14, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 39

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

STEPTOE LLP
for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
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AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
39 filings
SENATE
39 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
38 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
32 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
31 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
17 filings
White House Office
17 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
16 filings

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Cosponsors 16