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H.R.115 - Thin Blue Line Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (Introduced 01/03/2017)
Committees: House - Judiciary | Senate - Judiciary
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-116
Latest Action: Senate - 05/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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  • Constitutional Authority Statement
  • CBO Cost Estimates [1]

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Summary: H.R.115 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House amended (05/18/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Thin Blue Line Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand 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.