,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,perdue1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 
,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4      
,braun1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,lankford1  
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,ms4       
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and  
,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide enhanced      
penalties for convicted murderers who   
kill or target ,america's public safety 
officers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,thin ,blue ,line   
,act4  #b4 ,aggravating factors for     
death penalty ,section #ceib7;c7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after paragraph    
7#af7 the following3  7#ag7 ,killing or 
targeting of law enforcement officer    

7,a7 ,the defendant killed or attempted 
to kill1 in the circumstance described  
in subparagraph 7,b71 a person who is   
authorized by law-- 7i7 to engage in or 
supervise the prevention1 detention1    
investigation1 or prosecution1 or the   
incarceration of any person for any     
criminal violation of law2  7ii7 to     
apprehend1 arrest1 or prosecute an      
individual for any criminal violation of
 law2 or  7iii7 to be a firefighter or  
other first responder4  7,b7 ,the       
circumstance referred to in subparagraph
 7,a7 is that the person was killed or  
targeted-- 7i7 while he or she was      
engaged in the performance of his or her
 official duties2  7ii7 because of the  
performance of his or her official      
duties2 or  7iii7 because of his or her 
status as a public official or employee4
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