,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #c1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,hinson 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,knott1 ,mrs4 ,harshbarger1 ,mr4 ,flood1
 and ,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to increase 
the criminal penalties for assaulting1  
resisting1 or impeding an officer or    
employee of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and     
,customs ,enforcement4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect
 and ,respect ,,ice ,act or the ,,price 
,act4  #b4 ,increased penalties for     
assaulting1 resisting1 or impeding ,,ice
 officers or employees ,section #aaa of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7  
the following3  7c7 ,enhanced penalty   
for violations against ,,ice officers or

 employees ,in the case of a violation  
of subsection 7a7 committed against an  
officer or employee of ,u4,s4           
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
the applicable maximum term of          
imprisonment under this section shall be
 doubled1 and the applicable maximum    
fine shall be adjusted accordingly4  4