Title: Mayor Libby Schaaf Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Mayor Libby Schaaf Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for an officer, employee, or agent of a state or local government to obstruct, hinder, delay, or otherwise impede the enforcement of federal laws, or attempt to do so. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5884 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5884

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish unlawful obstruction 
of the enforcement of the laws of the United States by State officials, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2018

 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Gosar) 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 punish unlawful obstruction 
of the enforcement of the laws of the United States by State officials, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Mayor Libby Schaaf Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Obstruction of the Enforcement of the Laws of the United 
States.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 1510 the following:
``Sec. 1510A. Obstruction of the enforcement of the laws of the United 
              States
    ``(a) It shall be unlawful for any officer, employee, or agent of a 
State or political subdivision thereof to obstruct, hinder, delay, or 
otherwise impede the enforcement of the laws of the United States, or 
to attempt to do so. Whoever violates this section shall be fined under 
this title or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `obstruct, hinder, delay, or otherwise 
        impede the enforcement of the laws of the United States' shall 
        include the purposeful broadcast by an officer, employee, or 
        agent of a State or political subdivision thereof of 
        information relating to any imminent action by a Federal law 
        enforcement officer or agent without regard to the manner in 
        which the broadcaster became aware of the imminent action; and
            ``(2) the term `State' means any of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any 
        other territory or possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1510 the 
following:

``1510A. Obstruction of the enforcement of the laws of the United 
                            States.''.
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