Bill · S
S. 83 (119th)
Thin Blue Line Act
Original
Introduced
14 January 2025
Last action
14 January 2025 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV], Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN], Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
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
14 January 2025
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 January 2025
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 January 2025
Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Thin Blue Line Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/83
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/83
- us · 119-s-83 · source updated 10 August 2026