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Union Calendar No. 69 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 115 

[Report No. 115–116] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 11, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GAETZ, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BABIN, 

Mr. REED, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MAST, 

Mr. KATKO, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, 

Mr. AMODEI, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 

MCCAUL, and Mr. POE of Texas 

MAY 11, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2017] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Thin Blue Line Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. AGGRAVATING FACTORS FOR DEATH PENALTY. 

6 Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 

7 amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: 

8 ‘‘(17) KILLING OR TARGETING OF LAW ENFORCE9 MENT OFFICER.— 

10 ‘‘(A) The defendant killed or attempted to 

11 kill, in the circumstance described in subpara12 graph (B), a person who is authorized by law— 

13 ‘‘(i) to engage in or supervise the pre14 vention, detention, investigation, or prosecu15 tion, or the incarceration of any person for 

16 any criminal violation of law; 

17 ‘‘(ii) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute 

18 an individual for any criminal violation of 

19 law; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) to be a firefighter or other first 

21 responder. 

22 ‘‘(B) The circumstance referred to in sub23 paragraph (A) is that the person was killed or 

24 targeted— 


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1 ‘‘(i) while he or she was engaged in the 

2 performance of his or her official duties; 

3 ‘‘(ii) because of the performance of his 

4 or her official duties; or 

5 ‘‘(iii) because of his or her status as a 

6 public official or employee.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 69 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 115 

[Report No. 115–116] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 

victim. of the death penalty based on the status of the additional aggravating factors for the imposition 

MAY 11, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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