United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6622 (112th)
Officer Safety Act of 2012
Introduced
30 November 2012
Last action
7 December 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office, solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court, if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury.
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Timeline
30 November 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 November 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 November 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 November 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Officer Safety Act of 2012
- related to → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- related to ← Officer Safety Act of 2012
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6622
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6622
- us · 112-hr-6622 · source updated 5 December 2025