119-hr378

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 378 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 378

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional 
 aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on 
 the status of the victim.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 14, 2025

 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Nehls, Mr. 
 Ezell, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bost, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. LaLota, Ms. 
 De La Cruz, Mrs. Houchin, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Bacon, Mr. 
 Valadao, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional 
 aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on 
 the status of the victim.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Thin Blue Line Act''.

SEC. 2. AGGRAVATING FACTORS FOR DEATH PENALTY.

 

Section 3592
            (c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after paragraph

    (16) the following:
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    (17) Killing or targeting of law enforcement officer.--
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        (A) The defendant killed or attempted to kill, in 
 the circumstance described in subparagraph
        (B) , a 
 person who is authorized by law--
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            (i) to engage in or supervise the 
 prevention, detention, investigation, or 
 prosecution, or the incarceration of any person 
 for any criminal violation of law;
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            (ii) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute 
 an individual for any criminal violation of 
 law; or
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            (iii) to be a firefighter or other first 
 responder.
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        (B) The circumstance referred to in subparagraph
        (A) is that the person was killed or targeted--
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            (i) while he or she was engaged in the 
 performance of his or her official duties;
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            (ii) because of the performance of his or 
 her official duties; or
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            (iii) because of his or her status as a 
 public official or employee.''.
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