S 166 — Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html January 21, 2025
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This bill enhances penalties for murder and assault against law enforcement officers.
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18 U.S.C. 111
(d) Commission Against a Law Enforcement Officer.--Whoever commits any act described in subsection (a)(1) against a Federal law enforcement officer, or against a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the act with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the act with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, resulting in serious injury to the law enforcement officer, shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years.
This establishes a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 20 years for crimes resulting in serious injury to law enforcement officers.
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18 U.S.C. 1123
Whoever commits the murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the murder with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the murder with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, shall be sentenced as provided under section 1111 for murder in the first degree.
This creates a new provision imposing first-degree murder penalties for the murder of law enforcement officers under specific circumstances.
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18 U.S.C. 1122
1123. Protection of law enforcement officers.
This adds a new section in the table of sections for the protection of law enforcement officers.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Thomas Tillis · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Tillis, Thomas Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors S 166?
- S 166 is sponsored by Tillis, Thomas (Republican).
- What is the current status of S 166?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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