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Adds a new subsection (d) to 18 U.S.C. 111 creating a mandatory minimum 20-year imprisonment for acts described in subsection (a)(1) committed against a Federal law enforcement officer, or against a State or local law enforcement officer when the perpetrator planned or facilitated the act with an instrument of interstate commerce or used a weapon that traveled in interstate commerce, resulting in serious injury.
Adds new section 1123 to chapter 51, making the murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or of a State or local law enforcement officer when the perpetrator planned or facilitated the murder with an instrument of interstate commerce or used a weapon that traveled in interstate commerce, punishable as provided under 18 U.S.C. 1111 for first-degree murder.
Creates new, tougher federal penalties for attacks on law enforcement: a 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for certain assaults that cause serious injury and a new federal first-degree murder provision when a law enforcement officer is killed and an interstate element (interstate commerce or interstate weapon) is present. Requires the Attorney General to prepare and submit a report on prosecutions under the new law no later than three years after enactment.
Adds a new subsection (d) to 18 U.S.C. §111 that makes it a crime to commit 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 uses a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, where the act results in serious injury to the officer. The penalty specified is imprisonment for not less than 20 years.
Inserts new 18 U.S.C. §1123 (Protection of law enforcement officers), specifying that whoever commits the murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or of a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the murder with an instrument of interstate commerce or uses a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, shall be sentenced as provided under 18 U.S.C. §1111 for murder in the first degree.
Amends the chapter 51 table of sections by adding a new entry at the end (corresponding to the insertion of section 1123). The text indicates an addition to the table of sections but provides no further substantive detail.
The Attorney General must submit a report about prosecutions conducted as a result of the amendments made by this Act.
The required report must cover prosecutions conducted as the result of the amendments made by this Act.
Primary direct effects: law enforcement officers (local and federal) see stronger federal penalties for assaults and killings, potentially increasing federal involvement in certain cases. Department of Justice prosecutors must implement and track prosecutions under the new provisions and produce a report within three years. Defendants charged with assaulting or killing officers face higher mandatory minimum sentences and potentially more federal prosecutions when interstate elements are present. Downstream effects include possible increases in federal case filings and longer sentences that raise incarceration costs for the federal prison system. Courts will apply the new statutes, which may change charging decisions and plea negotiations. Social and equity concerns include potential impacts of mandatory minimums on sentencing disparities and the federalization of crimes typically prosecuted by state or local authorities. The Act does not provide extra funding, guidance, or transitional rules, leaving practical implementation and resource impacts to existing DOJ and corrections budgets.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 21, 2025 by Thomas Roland Tillis · Last progress January 21, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate