S 2252 · 117th Congress

A bill to increase the penalties for ambushing a law enforcement officer.

<p>This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly causing bodily injury to a person (or attempting to do so) by ambushing them because of their actual or perceived status as a law enforcement officer in circumstances that affect interstate commerce.</p> <p>It imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a prison te…

Sponsor

Hawley, Josh (R-MO)

Introduced

2021-06-24

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.