H.R. 4310

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Bacon · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 4310
  • 1123. Killing of law enforcement officers.

1123. Killing of law enforcement officers.

• (a) Definitions
  • In this section—
    • the terms and have the meanings given those terms in section 115; Federal law enforcement officer,United States judge
    • the term federally funded public safety officer means a public safety officer or judicial officer for a public agency that—
    • the term includes an individual serving as an official recognized or designated member of a legally organized volunteer fire department and an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; firefighter
    • the term judicial officer means a judge or other officer or employee of a court, including prosecutors, court security, pretrial services officers, court reporters, and corrections, probation, and parole officers;
    • the term law enforcement officer means an individual, with statutory arrest powers, involved in crime or juvenile delinquency control or reduction or enforcement of the laws;
    • the term includes a court system, the National Guard of a State to the extent the personnel of that National Guard are not in Federal service, and the defense forces of a State authorized by section 109 of title 32; and public agency
    • the term public safety officer means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.
• (b) Offense
  • It shall be unlawful for any person to—
    • kill, or attempt or conspire to kill—
      • a United States judge;
      • a Federal law enforcement officer; or
      • a federally funded public safety officer while that officer is engaged in official duties, or on account of the performance of official duties; or
    • kill a former United States judge, Federal law enforcement officer, or federally funded public safety officer on account of the past performance of official duties.
• (c) Penalty
  • Any person that violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 10 years or for life, or, if death results, shall be sentenced to not less than 30 years and not more than life, or may be punished by death.