S. 167 Introduced Crime and Law Enforcement

Protect and Serve Act of 2025

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Introduced January 21, 2025 Cosponsors 25 (25 R) Latest action January 21, 2025

Summary

Protect and Serve Act of 2025
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer and causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce.
It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both—on a violator.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jan 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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