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Thin Blue Line Act
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
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 14, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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