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H.R. 4760 (114th)

Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 March 2016

Last action

1 April 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sponsors

Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], David Trott, Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]

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Summary

Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code by expanding hate crimes to include an offense for knowingly causing, or attempting to cause, bodily injuries to individuals because they are police officers or perceived to be police officers. The bill subjects an individual convicted of such an offense to a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine, or both. If death results, or the offense includes kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit such crimes, or an attempt to kill, the offender is subject to a prison term for life, a fine, or both.

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Timeline

  1. 16 March 2016

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 April 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Source: Committee

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