Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 4, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for homicide, manslaughter, and kidnapping crimes against federal judges and law enforcement officers; (2) allow federal judges, U.S. attorneys, and Justice Department employees to carry firearms; (3) increase penalties for assaults against U.S. employees and officers and impose mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for assaults against federal judges or law enforcement officers; and (4) impose mandatory minimum penalties for retaliating against a federal judge or law enforcement officer on account of the performance of official duties by murdering, kidnapping, assaulting, or threatening a family member.
Places limits on the award of civil damages and attorney's fees against judicial officers for injuries incurred by an individual during the commission of a felony or crime of violence.
Police Officer Daniel Faulkner Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to place limits on habeas corpus petitions for review of a state conviction for the murder of a public safety officer or judge engaged in the performance of official duties.
Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to make rules allowing correctional officers of the Bureau to carry firearms to and from work and to store them at work.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2007 to Jul 14, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | May 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | May 15, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jul 14, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 15, 2007Introduced in House
- May 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1235 | Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 26, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Assault
- Conspiracy
- Correctional personnel
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Damages
- Department of Justice
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Firearms
- Government attorneys
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habeas corpus
- Homicide
- Judges
- Kidnapping
- Law
- Legal fees
- Mandatory sentences
- Murder
- Police
- Protection of officials
- Public prosecutors
- Violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2007Introduced in House
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