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S. 1508 (116th)

Thin Blue Line Act

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Introduced

16 May 2019

Last action

16 May 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], John Cornyn, Thomas Tillis, Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Tom Cotton, Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, John Hoeven, Martha McSally, Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Shelley Capito, James Lankford, Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Joni Ernst, James Risch, Mike Rounds, Ted Cruz, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], John Kennedy, John Boozman, John Thune, Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Thin Blue Line Act This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

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Timeline

  1. 16 May 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 May 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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