Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act

Summary

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over criminal conduct involving the killing (or attempted killing) of a federal officer or employee. The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.

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Timeline

1. 14 May 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 May 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 14 May 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 May 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 May 2020

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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