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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as other Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to enhance penalties for assaulting federal law enforcement officers, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. It increases penalties when deadly or dangerous weapons are used during assaults on federal officers to up to 40 years imprisonment. When a motor vehicle is used as the weapon in such an assault, the bill establishes mandatory minimum sentences based on the severity of injury inflicted: 5 years for bodily injury, 7 years for substantial bodily injury, and 10 years for serious bodily injury. The bill applies to cases where the weapon is intended to cause death or danger even if it fails to do so due to a defective component. These enhanced penalties apply to assaults, resistance, or impediment of federal officers in the performance of their duties.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 15, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 15, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Daines) 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 protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as other Federal law enforcement officers, 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 “ICE Protection Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF ICE AGENTS FROM VEHICLES.
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
“(b) Enhanced Penalties.—
“(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), whoever, in the commission of an act described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon that is intended to cause death or danger but fails to do so by reason of a defective component) or inflicts bodily injury, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 40 years, or both.
“(2) Use of motor vehicle.—If the deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon that is intended to cause death or danger but fails to do so by reason of a defective component) used to commit an act described in subsection (a) is a motor vehicle, and the act results in—
“(A) bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), the defendant shall be imprisoned not less than 5 years;
“(B) substantial bodily injury (as defined in section 113), the defendant shall be imprisoned not less than 7 years; or
“(C) serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), the defendant shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years.”. <all>
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