Search Results: keywords:"first responder"

  • H. R. 378 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:442

    H.R. 378, also known as the "Thin Blue Line Act," proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code by adding new reasons to consider when deciding on the death penalty. The bill suggests that if someone is found guilty of killing or trying to kill a law enforcement...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 378 is a bill that says if someone hurts or kills a police officer, firefighter, or first responder because of their job, it might be used as a reason to give them the most serious punishment called the death penalty.

  • H. R. 31 — To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:535

    H. R. 31, known as the “Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025” or the “POLICE Act of 2025”, proposes that any non-citizen who assaults a law enforcement officer in the U.S. should be deportable. The bill outlines that deportation...

    Simple Explanation

    The POLICE Act of 2025 says if someone who isn't a citizen hurts a police officer or firefighter in the U.S., they could be sent back to their home country, and the U.S. will keep track of how many people are sent away for this reason.