119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 14, 2025
Thin Blue Line Act
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Latest action (Jan 14, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 14, 2025)
Thin Blue Line Act
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…/ S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Filling Public Safety Vacancies A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…at high-security institutions; to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…at high-security institutions; to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…at high-security institutions; to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…/ S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Gra…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 378, the "Thin Blue Line Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty base…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 378, the "Thin Blue Line Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty base…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…/ S. 768); HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 (H.R. 6666 / S. 3438); SROS Act (S. 3189 / H.R. 6120); Protect and Serve Act (H.R. 1551 / S. 167); Thin Blue Line Act (H.R. 378 / S. 83); Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act (H.R. 5391); Back the Blue Act (H.R. 4310 / S. 3366); Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Gra…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Law Enforcement Officers Sa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…. 1551, the "Protect and Serve Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers; entire bill. H.R. 378, the "Thin Blue Line Act," a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty base…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$360,191
Spent on own lobbying
…igh-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 10, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$45,800
Spent on own lobbying
…igh-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.R. 27); Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Pris…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; H.R. 27; Law Enforcement Of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.R. 27); Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Pris…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Policies affecting law enforcement; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Halt All Lethal Trafficking…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 30, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$590,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing at high-security institutions; increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.R. 27); Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Pris…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TROOPERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…egislation regarding COPS grants for preventing auto thefts; legislation for summer youth employment programs; Q ualified immunity H.R.503; Thin Blue Line Act: H.R. 378; HELPER Act: H.R. 2094; Qualified Immunity Act of 2023: S. 122; Auto Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 568; Invest to Protect Act of 2023; Halt All Lethal Trafficking…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Officers Act; Invest to Protect Act (S. 768, H.R. 2711); LEOSA Reform Act (S. 679, H.R. 2243); Prevent Family Fire Act (H.R. 169); Thin Blue Line Act (S. 83, H.R. 378); Protect and Serve Act (S. 167, H.R. 1551); HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, H.R. 27); Marc Fischer Memorial Interdiction of Fentanyl in Postal Mail at Federal Pris…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, reproductive freedom, immigration, detention and enforcement. H.R. 2056- District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 378-Thin Blue Line Act-Issues Lobbied: Policing. H.R. 1041-Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act-Issues Lobbied: Disability rights. Legislation with No Bill Number…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
…igh-security institutions; need to increase unit officer staff at high security institutions; and reduce the use of BOP contract prisons. Lobbied in support of H.R. 378 and S. 83, the "Thin Blue Line Act," which would make murdering a law enforcement officer an aggravated factor in sentencing for a capital crime. Lobbied in su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…nyl Act," legislation to provide for permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act; entire bill. H.R. 378, the "Thin Blue Line Act," legislation to expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing