HOUSE 3079117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Protect and Serve Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-11 (00)
Protect and Serve Act of 2021
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce.
It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a violator.
Cosponsors (20)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Jerry Carl (R-AL)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
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