United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 743 (118th)
Protect and Serve Act of 2023
Introduced
2 February 2023
Last action
2 February 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Elise Stefanik, Jared Golden, Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], C. Ruppersberger, Jefferson Van Drew, Christopher Smith, Ken Calvert, Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1], Darin LaHood, Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7], Daniel Meuser, Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1], Debbie Lesko, Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22], Mario Diaz-Balart, Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Julia Letlow, Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Mike Garcia, Josh Harder, Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Bill Posey, Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23], Patrick McHenry, Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Dan Crenshaw, Carlos Gimenez, Stephanie Bice, Nicholas Langworthy, Zachary Nunn, Chuck Edwards, Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Ann Wagner, Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Larry Bucshon, Bill Johnson, Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Laurel Lee
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
27 May 2025
Summary
Protect and Serve Act of 2023 This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce. It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a violator.
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Timeline
2 February 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 February 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 February 2023
Sponsors
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Sponsor
- Elise Stefanik · R · Sponsor
- Jared Golden · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · R · Sponsor
- C. Ruppersberger · D · Sponsor
- Jefferson Van Drew · R · Cosponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Darin LaHood · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Daniel Meuser · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Debbie Lesko · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Julia Letlow · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Mike Garcia · R · Cosponsor
- Josh Harder · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Patrick McHenry · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Dan Crenshaw · R · Cosponsor
- Carlos Gimenez · R · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Bice · R · Cosponsor
- Nicholas Langworthy · R · Cosponsor
- Zachary Nunn · R · Cosponsor
- Chuck Edwards · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Ann Wagner · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Johnson · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Laurel Lee · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Protect and Serve Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/743
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/743
- us · 118-hr-743 · source updated 27 May 2025