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To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.
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The bill amends federal law regarding assault, resistance, or obstruction of certain officers or employees. It increases penalties for such offenses, including raising maximum prison sentences from 1 year to 2 years for basic violations and from 8 years to 10 years for cases resulting in injury, with fines up to $200,000. The bill also explicitly adds explosive materials as an aggravating factor, carrying penalties of up to $500,000 in fines and 25 years imprisonment.
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- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.
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 “Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act” or the “COPS Act”.
SEC. 2. ASSAULTING, RESISTING, OR IMPEDING CERTAIN OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking “under this title” and inserting “up to $200,000”;
(B) by striking “one year” and inserting “two years”; and
(C) by striking “8 years” and inserting “10 years”; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting after “including” the following: “explosive materials, as defined in section 841, or”;
(B) by striking “shall be fined under this title” and inserting “shall be fined up to $500,000, notwithstanding section 3571,”; and
(C) by striking “20 years” and inserting “25 years”. <all>
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