A bill to establish a separate criminal offense for targeting an individual based on their status as law enforcement officer.

United States117th CongressS-2253Senate
Updated: Jun 24, 2021

Summary

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly causing bodily injury to a person (or attempting to do so) because of their actual or perceived status as a law enforcement officer in circumstances that affect interstate commerce. It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a violator.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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