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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/
"S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/.
S. 83, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/.
[S. 83: Thin Blue Line Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-83/)