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HR378Referred to Committee

Thin Blue Line Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-14
Introduced
42
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (507 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001260

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (42)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)Original· 2025-01-14
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Mike Bost (R-IL-12)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Richard Hudson (R-NC-9)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)Original· 2025-01-14
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2025-01-22
  • Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2025-01-22
  • Darin LaHood (R-IL-16)· 2025-01-23
  • Mike Carey (R-OH-15)· 2025-03-03
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2025-03-03
  • Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26)· 2025-03-18
  • Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2)· 2025-04-07
  • Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)· 2025-04-07
  • David Kustoff (R-TN-8)· 2025-04-07
  • Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2)· 2025-04-07
  • Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2025-04-07
  • Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)· 2025-04-17
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)· 2025-04-17
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-04-17
  • Roger Williams (R-TX-25)· 2025-04-17
  • Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2025-05-13
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2025-05-13
  • W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)· 2025-08-15
  • Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)· 2025-09-03
  • Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-09-17
  • Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)· 2025-10-03
  • Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)· 2025-10-14
  • Tim Moore (R-NC-14)· 2025-10-28
  • Russell Fry (R-SC-7)· 2025-11-07
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2025-12-10
  • Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)· 2026-01-12
  • Tim Burchett (R-TN-2)· 2026-04-22
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-05-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-01-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-14

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-14

Plain-English Summary

Thin Blue Line Act This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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