Thin Blue Line Act
USA116th CongressS-1508| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Patrick Toomey
Republican Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (25)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelLaw enforcement officersViolent crime
Thin Blue Line Act
USA116th CongressS-1508| Senate
| Updated: 5/16/2019
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Patrick Toomey
Republican Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (25)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Crime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelLaw enforcement officersViolent crime