United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4760 (114th)
Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016
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]
Subjects
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Source updated
12 August 2025
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
16 March 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 March 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- David Trott · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4760
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4760
- us · 114-hr-4760 · source updated 12 August 2025