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To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Summary
This bill amends federal criminal law to increase penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under the bill, the maximum prison sentence for crimes against ICE officers or employees would be doubled compared to the existing penalty. The maximum fines would be adjusted accordingly to match the increased penalties.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC)
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Sep 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Sep 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 3, 2025
Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Knott, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Flood, and Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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 “Protect and Respect ICE Act” or the “PRICE Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING, RESISTING, OR IMPEDING ICE OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
“(c) Enhanced Penalty for Violations Against ICE Officers or Employees.—In the case of a violation of subsection (a) committed against an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the applicable maximum term of imprisonment under this section shall be doubled, and the applicable maximum fine shall be adjusted accordingly.”. <all>
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