Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 26, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum prison terms for homicide, manslaughter, and kidnapping of federal judges and law enforcement officers; (2) expand the penalties for assaulting or interfering with federal officers and employees and for assaults against federal law enforcement officers and judges; (3) impose mandatory minimum prison terms 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 of such judge or officer; and (4) authorize federal judges, U.S. attorneys, and Justice Department employees to carry firearms.
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.
Amends the federal judicial code to place limits on habeas corpus petitions for review of a state court conviction for murder of a public safety officer or judge engaged in the performance of official duties.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Sep 18, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-89 | EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION OUTREACH EFFORTS96 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 22, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2325 | Court and Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 4, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose appropriate penalties for the assault or murder of a Federal law enforcement officer or Federal judge, for the retaliatory assault or murder of a family member of a Federal law enforcement officer or Federal judge, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers and Judges Protection Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Damages
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal officials
- Firearms
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habeas corpus
- Homicide
- Imprisonment
- Judges
- Kidnapping
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Legal fees
- Mandatory sentences
- Murder
- Protection of officials
- State courts
- Violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
