Thin Blue Line Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Thin Blue Line Act
This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | May 12, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | May 18, 2022 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | May 19, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | May 27, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Sep 28, 2022 |
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 Jan 4, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H52.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 99 | Thin Blue Line Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 130 | Thin Blue Line Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 9, 2023 |
| S 1595 | Thin Blue Line Act | Identical bill | May 12, 2021 |
| S 3458 | Thin Blue Line Act | Related bill | Jan 18, 2022 |
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 Title(s) 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.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced 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.
