A bill to prohibit assaults on State law enforcement officers, firemen, and judicial officers.

Summary

Makes it a federal offense to: (1) travel in interstate commerce or use an instrumentality of interstate commerce in furtherance of a conspiracy or the actual crime of killing or assaulting any law enforcement officer, fireman, or judicial officer because of his official position; (2) assault or kill such person by means of any dangerous or deadly weapon which has been transported or is customarily distributed in interstate commerce; or (3) transport in interstate commerce any dangerous or deadly weapon with knowledge that it will be used to assault or kill such person because of his official position. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1116)

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Timeline

1. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 March 1973

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Sponsors

• Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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