S. 459 · 118th Congress

Thin Blue Line Act

Introduced on Feb 15, 2023 by Mike Braun (R-IN). 14 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 15, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 15, 2023
Cosponsors
14
0 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers.

Subjects

  • Crime victims
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Health personnel
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Violent crime

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike BraunR-INSponsor

Republicans · 14

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Feb 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S428)

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE8 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  2. CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC7 reports
    $5.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC.$60.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  3. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  4. Bechtel Group, Inc.5 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  5. National Fraternal Order of Police5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  6. Framatome, Inc. (formely known as Areva, Inc.)3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  7. Alliance for Plant Based Inclusion2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  8. Constellation Energy Group, Inc2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC.$60.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.