A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer.
Summary
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly causing bodily injury to a person (or attempting to do so) by ambushing them 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 24, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
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