Thin Blue Line Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 14, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 32 words.
Thin Blue Line Act This bill expands 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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 10 of 544 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 175 words
- Subjects
- Crime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingEmergency medical services and trauma careFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnel +2 more
- Latest action
- Jan 14, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 378 Thin Blue Line Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]