HR 282 · 106th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Correctional Officer Protection Act

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-22]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.(1999-02-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Correctional Officer Protection Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a 25 percent reduction in drug control and system improvement grants to any State that does not have in effect a law which subjects to specified Federal penalties prescribed for murder and manslaughter (including the death penalty if the killing is a first degree murder) anyone who, while incarcerated, kills a State or local correctional officer: (1) while such officer is engaged in carrying out official duties; (2) because of the nature of such officer's duties; or (3) because of such individual's being such an officer.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat