Thin Blue Line Act
Latest action · Mar 16, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Thin Blue Line Act
Amends the federal criminal code to make the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor in death penalty determinations.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Nov 16, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Nov 5, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 18, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Dec 11, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jan 28, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Nov 16, 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 Feb 9, 2015 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Feb 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2328 | David W. Jolly R-FL | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H180 | David W. Jolly R-FL | Jan 8, 2016 |
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. 161, no. 21, February 9, 2015, page H866.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2034 | Thin Blue Line Act | Related bill | Sep 15, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Thin Blue Line Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2015Introduced 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.
