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119th Congress · 2025–2027
S. 83

Thin Blue Line Act

Crime and Law Enforcement Senate 16 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · January 14, 2025
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What this bill does

Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 14, 2026

Summary for Introduced in Senate

January 14, 2025 · Summary last updated March 7, 2025

Version of the bill text this summary covers: Introduced in Senate · January 14, 2025

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Thin Blue Line Act

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This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Recorded January 14, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Committee Judiciary Committee
Recorded votes None taken
The official record
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Vote Files, "S. 83 (119th Congress): Thin Blue Line Act," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s83

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Vote Files. (2026, October 11). S. 83 (119th Congress): Thin Blue Line Act [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s83

Chicago

Vote Files. "S. 83 (119th Congress): Thin Blue Line Act." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s83.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{S. 83 (119th Congress): Thin Blue Line Act}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-s83}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-s83; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/83; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
}
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