[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8685 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8685

 To amend section 1751 of title 18, United States Code, to include the 
   death penalty as punishment for an attempt to assassinate certain 
                              individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2026

Mr. Gooden (for himself and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 1751 of title 18, United States Code, to include the 
   death penalty as punishment for an attempt to assassinate certain 
                              individuals.

    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 ``Protect the Presidency Act''.

SEC. 2. PUNISHMENT FOR ASSASSINATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 1751(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``death or'' before ``imprisonment''.
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