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Feb 2, 2023 · Protect and Serve Act of 2023. 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.
Mar 16, 2021 · S. 774 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress. A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 774. This is the one from the 117 th Congress.
The Protect and Serve Act has been endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, National Association of Police Organizations, Sergeants Benevolent Association of the NYPD, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, National Sheriffs Association, and the Major County Sheriffs Association. Read a one-pager of the legislation here.
May 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven this week helped introduce the Protect and Serve Act, bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. The legislation, led by Senator Thom Tillis, is also cosponsored by Senators Tom Cotton, Joe Manchin, Kevin Cramer ...
Feb 28, 2024 · To deal with this rapid increase of these brazen attempts to surprise — and murder — police officers, Rep. John Rutherford has introduced H.R. 743, legislation known as “The Protect and Serve Act.”. H.R. 743 would make deliberate, calculated ambush-style attacks a federal crime with stiff penalties of 10 years up life for attempted ...
May 6, 2024 · The Protect and Serve Act would make it a federal crime to knowingly cause, or attempt to cause, bodily injury to a law enforcement officer. Offenders are subject to imprisonment for up to 10 years. Offenders are subject to imprisonment for up to 10 years.
The Protect and Serve Act would categorize crimes against law enforcement as hate crimes, and significantly increase penalties accordingly. The House bill makes any intentional attempt to physically harm a law enforcement officer a federal crime, and would imprison all offenders for a maximum of 10 years. That increases to life in prison if the ...
