S 167 · in committee · significant
Protect and Serve Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- Creates a federal crime for assaulting law enforcement officers and causing serious bodily injury that affects interstate commerce.
- Applies to anyone who knowingly assaults a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement officer.
- Violators face prison time, fines, or both; enforced through federal criminal prosecution.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the bill's requirement that assault 'affect interstate commerce' be applied in practice by prosecutors deciding which cases to pursue federally?
- 02
What evidence exists that creating a separate federal crime for assaulting officers would reduce violence against law enforcement beyond current state-level assault laws?
- 03
Which law enforcement agencies would benefit most from federal prosecution authority, and how might this shift enforcement priorities between state and federal courts?
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Sponsor · R-NC
Thom Tillis
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
25/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-21
Joining the bill
James E. Risch
R-ID
Mike Crapo
R-ID
Roger Marshall
R-KS
Pete Ricketts
R-NE
Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV
Bernie Moreno
R-OH
Ted Cruz
R-TX
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL
David McCormick
R-PA
Lindsey Graham
R-SC
Deb Fischer
R-NE
Ashley Moody
R-FL
+ 13 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-21 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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