To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional protections for law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide additional penalties for assaulting or killing (or attempting or conspiring to kill) a federal law enforcement officer or a federally funded state or local law enforcement officer. Modifies provisions regarding influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening or injuring a family member to provide additional penalties where the victim of the offense is an immediate family member of a federal law enforcement officer or federally funded law enforcement officer.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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