Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
Latest action · May 14, 2020 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal conduct involving the killing (or attempted killing) of a federal officer or employee. The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2020 to Oct 9, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 9, 2020 |
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 May 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in House
- May 14, 2020Referred to the House 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 91, May 14, 2020, page H2004.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2137 | Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| S 3732 | Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act | Identical bill | May 14, 2020 |
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 further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced 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.
