S 459 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Thin Blue Line Act

Introduced Feb 15, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Mike Braun R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 15, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2023 to Jul 23, 2024, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNBill HagertyOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-MOEric SchmittOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-WIRon JohnsonOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-NCTed BuddOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-TXTed CruzOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-NCThom TillisOriginalFeb 15, 2023
R-ALKatie Boyd BrittFeb 27, 2023
R-TNMarsha BlackburnFeb 27, 2024
R-FLRick ScottJul 23, 2024

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 15, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Feb 15, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 130Thin Blue Line ActIdentical billJan 9, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in Senate

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