119th Congress
S. 83
Thin Blue Line Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (16)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
Added later (7)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · Jan 15, 2025
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) · Jan 29, 2025
- James C. Justice (R-WV) · Feb 10, 2025
- Jim Banks (R-IN) · Apr 9, 2025
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · May 13, 2025
- Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Jul 30, 2025
- Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Feb 5, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate