United States · Bill · S
S. 1175 (115th)
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2017
Introduced
18 May 2017
Last action
18 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime: (1) to kill, or attempt or conspire to kill, a federal judge, a federal law enforcement officer, or a federally funded public safety officer who is on duty; or (2) to kill a former federal judge, federal law enforcement officer, or federally funded public safety officer on account of their past performance of duties. An offender is subject to criminal penalties—a fine and a mandatory minimum prison term. This bill also makes it a crime: (1) to assault, or attempt to assault, a federally funded public safety officer who is on duty; or (2) to assault a former federally funded public safety officer on account of their past performance of official duties or because of their perceived status as a federally funded public safety officer. An offender is subject to criminal penalties—a fine and a mandatory minimum prison term.
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Timeline
18 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Protect Our Heroes Act of 2019
- related to ← Protect Our Heroes Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1175
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1175
- us · 115-s-1175 · source updated 10 August 2026