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To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Imposes a mandatory minimum penalty of at least 20 years imprisonment and a fine for assaulting officers or employees of the United States engaged in official federal duties.
- Removes existing sentencing alternatives previously available for assault offenses against federal officers and employees.
- Makes federal law exclusive for prosecuting assaults against federal officers and employees acting in their official capacity, superseding state laws.
- Applies the amendments to offenses committed on or after the date of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/M001242.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Moreno, Bernie (R-OH)
Actions (2)
- May 14, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- May 14, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2025
Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
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 “Larry Henderson Act”.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding subsection
(b), by striking “only” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “any bodily harm or bodily injury, be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 20 years.”;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Exclusive Applicability.—The provisions of this section shall apply exclusively to any act of assault, resistance, or impediment against any officer or employee of the United States engaged in or on account of the performance of official Federal duties.
“(d) Effect on State Law.—The provisions of this section shall supersede any and all State laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the assault, resistance, or impediment against any officer or employee of the United States engaged in or on account of the performance of official Federal duties.”.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 3632(d)(4)(D)(v) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “Section 111(b)” and inserting “Section 111”.
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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