Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill expands protections for law enforcement and 1st Responders as well as punishment levels for those who attack them.
Title: Back the Blue Act of 2016
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Crime and law enforcement
Description: Back the Blue Act of 2016
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Last Action Date: August 11, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5809/all-info
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13 sponsors: Ted Poe (R); Randy Neugebauer (R); Pete Sessions (R); Lamar Smith (R); Michael McCaul (R); Roger Williams (R); Sam Johnson (R); Garret Graves (D); Vicky Hartzler (R); Bill Johnson (R); Steve Stivers (R); Tim Murphy (R); David Joyce (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Aug 11 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Aug 11 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| House | Jul 14 2016 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 14 2016 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 1 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
There have not been any votes on this bill