Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
Latest action · May 14, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2020 to Jun 30, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 21, 2020 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 30, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6864 | Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act | Identical bill | May 14, 2020 |
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 Senate
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