S. 166

119 S166 IS: Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-21
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 166  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 21, 2025   Mr. Tillis  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to create or enhance penalties for murder and assault committed against a law enforcement officer, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act  .
2.
Crimes
Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in section 111, by adding at the end the following:
(d)
Commission against a law enforcement officer
Whoever commits any act described in subsection (a)(1) against a Federal law enforcement officer, or against a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the act with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the act with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, resulting in serious injury to the law enforcement officer, shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years.
 ; and
(2)
in chapter 51—
(A)
by inserting after section 1122 the following:
1123.
Protection of law enforcement officers
Whoever commits the murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the murder with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the murder with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, shall be sentenced as provided under section 1111 for murder in the first degree.
 ; and
(B)
in the table of sections, by adding at the end the following:
1123. Protection of law enforcement officers.
  .
3.
Report required
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the  Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate  and the  Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives  a report on prosecutions conducted as the result of the amendments made by this Act.