United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1325 (116th)
Protect and Serve Act of 2019
Introduced
22 February 2019
Last action
22 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Val Demings, Pete Stauber, Tom O'Halleran, Brett Guthrie, Andy Barr, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Michael Turner, Cathy Rodgers, Tom Cole, Jefferson Van Drew, JOHN SHIMKUS, Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Brian Mast, Steve Watkins, Darin LaHood, Steve Scalise, Michael Burgess, Troy Balderson, Bill Posey, Debbie Lesko, Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Bruce Westerman, Steve Womack, Christopher Smith, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Ted Yoho, C. Ruppersberger, James Comer, W. Steube, Lloyd Smucker, Fred Keller, Richard Hudson, Roger Marshall, Max Rose, Jim Hagedorn, Bryan Steil, Steve King, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], STEVE CHABOT, David Joyce, Paul Cook, Denver Riggleman, Bob Gibbs, Michael Guest, Jared Golden
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protect and Serve Act of 2019 This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce. It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine, or both—on a violator.
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Timeline
22 February 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 February 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 February 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 February 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 February 2019
Sponsors
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Val Demings · D · Sponsor
- Pete Stauber · R · Sponsor
- Tom O'Halleran · D · Sponsor
- Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
- Andy Barr · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
- Cathy Rodgers · R · Cosponsor
- Tom Cole · R · Cosponsor
- Jefferson Van Drew · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Brian Mast · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Watkins · R · Cosponsor
- Darin LaHood · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Scalise · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Burgess · R · Cosponsor
- Troy Balderson · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
- Debbie Lesko · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Bruce Westerman · R · Cosponsor
- Steve Womack · R · Cosponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Ted Yoho · R · Cosponsor
- C. Ruppersberger · D · Cosponsor
- James Comer · R · Cosponsor
- W. Steube · R · Cosponsor
- Lloyd Smucker · R · Cosponsor
- Fred Keller · R · Cosponsor
- Richard Hudson · R · Cosponsor
- Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
- Max Rose · D · Cosponsor
- Jim Hagedorn · R · Cosponsor
- Bryan Steil · R · Cosponsor
- Steve King · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- STEVE CHABOT · R · Cosponsor
- David Joyce · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Denver Riggleman · R · Cosponsor
- Bob Gibbs · R · Cosponsor
- Michael Guest · R · Cosponsor
- Jared Golden · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Protect and Serve Act of 2021
- related to ← Protect and Serve Act of 2020
- related to ← Protect and Serve Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1325
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1325
- us · 116-hr-1325 · source updated 5 December 2025