Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 1, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code by expanding hate crimes to include an offense for knowingly causing, or attempting to cause, bodily injuries to individuals because they are police officers or perceived to be police officers. The bill subjects an individual convicted of such an offense to a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine, or both. If death results, or the offense includes kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit such crimes, or an attempt to kill, the offender is subject to a prison term for life, a fine, or both.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2016 to Nov 14, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Apr 15, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 11, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 11, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 42, March 16, 2016, page H1419.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make an attack on a police officer a hate crime, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced in House
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.
