S 1716
98th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Arson
Crime prevention
Destruction of property
Explosives
Fire fighters
Fires and Fire Fighters
Law enforcement officers
Public Safety Officers Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Aug 1, 1983
Introduced in Senate
Aug 1, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Public Safety Officers Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to include within the protected class, for purposes of the prohibition against arson, public safety officers injured or killed within the course of their duty.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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