[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3153 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3153

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide to make the killing 
 of a law enforcement officer an aggravating factor for the imposition 
                         of the death penalty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2007

 Mr. Gerlach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide to make the killing 
 of a law enforcement officer an aggravating factor for the imposition 
                         of the death penalty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Death Penalty for Cop Killers Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
            ``(17) Killing of law enforcement officer.--The defendant 
        killed or attempted to kill a person who is authorized by law 
        to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, 
        investigation, or prosecution of any criminal violation of law; 
        or to arrest or prosecute an individual for any such 
        violation.''.
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