H.R. 8685 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

Protect the Presidency Act

To amend section 1751 of title 18, United States Code, to include the death penalty as punishment for an attempt to assassinate certain individuals.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] Introduced May 7, 2026 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action May 7, 2026

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this bill yet.

Congress.gov

Actions

  1. May 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 7, 2026 Introduced in House

Congressional and federal records come from official public sources: the House Clerk, the U.S. Senate, GovInfo and the Library of Congress (bill status), the Federal Register, and the congress-legislators project. They are copied on a schedule and may lag the official record by a few hours; the official sources govern. News and coverage counts are drawn from the 4Search index and reflect what the press published, not 4Search's views. Nothing here is an endorsement of any candidate, party or position. Terms of use.