United States · Bill · S
S. 459 (118th)
Thin Blue Line Act
Introduced
15 February 2023
Last action
15 February 2023 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)
Sponsors
Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], James Lankford, Eric Schmitt, Thomas Tillis, Bill Hagerty, John Hoeven, John Kennedy, John Boozman, Ted Budd, Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Rick Scott
Subjects
Discovery layer
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
15 February 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 February 2023 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 February 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 February 2023
Sponsors
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
- Ron Johnson · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- James Lankford · R · Sponsor
- Eric Schmitt · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
- Bill Hagerty · R · Sponsor
- John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
- John Kennedy · R · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- Ted Budd · R · Sponsor
- Katie Britt · R · Cosponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Cosponsor
- Rick Scott · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Thin Blue Line Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/459
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/459
- us · 118-s-459 · source updated 10 August 2026