[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3209 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3209

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2009

 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 make the killing of a law 
     enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder 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, That 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--
                    ``(A) to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
                detention, investigation, or prosecution of any 
                criminal violation of law;
                    ``(B) to arrest or prosecute an individual for any 
                criminal violation of law; or
                    ``(C) to be a firefighter or other first 
                responder.''.
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