[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2260 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2260

To increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 
                                percent.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2021

  Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 
                                percent.

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

SECTION 1. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 111(b), by striking ``20 years'' and 
        inserting ``30 years''; and
            (2) in section 115(b)(1)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``1 year'' and 
                inserting ``18 months'';
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``10 years'' and 
                inserting ``15 years'';
                    (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``20 years'' and 
                inserting ``30 years''; and
                    (D) in clause (iv), by striking ``30 years'' and 
                inserting ``45 years''.
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