S. 921 · 117th Congress
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
Law · 117-59 · Nov 18, 2021Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Mar 23, 2021
- Senate Passed May 28, 2021
- House Passed Oct 27, 2021
- President To the President Nov 9, 2021
- President Signed Nov 18, 2021
- Law Nov 18, 2021
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Nov 18, 2021
Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over the following criminal offenses:
- killing (or attempting to kill) a federal officer or employee;
- assaulting, kidnapping, or murdering (or threatening to do so, or attempting to kidnap or murder) a family member of certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official;
- threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; and
- assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act
Also known as: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act
Latest action (Nov 18, 2021): Became Public Law No: 117-59.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 23, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 23, 2021
- Senate Passed May 28, 2021
- House Passed Oct 27, 2021
- President To the President Nov 9, 2021
- President Signed Nov 18, 2021
- Law Nov 18, 2021
No recorded floor vote found.