HR 3728 · 109th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Emergency Relief Personnel Protection Act of 2005
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2005-09-13)
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Emergency Relief Personnel Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, during a presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, forcibly assaulting, resisting, or interfering with: (1) any U.S. officer or employee performing official duties relating to the emergency or any person assisting such officer; and (2) any person providing services in support of disaster relief efforts in coordination with a federal coordinating officer. Provides for enhanced penalties for using or possessing a deadly or dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury in the commission of such a violation.…
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