Bill · S. 1766· Senate(119-S-1766)
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/14/2025
- Last activity
- 5/14/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Dan Sullivan
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Protect Our Heroes Act of 2025" aims to protect Federal, State, and local public safety officers. It seeks to establish new federal crimes regarding the killing of, or assaults on, current or former judicial and public safety officers. The bill defines public safety officers to include law enforcement, firefighters, chaplains, and rescue squad or ambulance members. It sets specific criminal penalties and prison terms for these offenses based on the severity of the act. Additionally, it directs the United States Sentencing Commission to create sentencing enhancements for certain scenarios.
Yes
Does this change how police departments operate?+5
The bill provides enhanced legal protections and stricter penalties for violence against public safety officers.
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?+5
It establishes new federal sentencing guidelines and enhancements for crimes against public safety officials.
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill expands federal jurisdiction by creating new federal crimes specifically for actions against public safety officers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased legal protections for public safety officers: The bill creates specific federal offenses for killing or assaulting current or former judicial officers or public safety officers while they are on duty or due to past performance (Section 3, subsection a and b).
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Severe penalties for violent crimes against officers: For those who kill an officer, the law mandates imprisonment of at least 10 years or life, and if death occurs, between 30 years and life, or even the death penalty (Section 3, subsection a, paragraph 2, subparagraph c).
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Tiered punishments for assaults: The bill establishes specific prison terms for assaults based on the level of injury, ranging from 2 years for bodily injury up to 20 years if a deadly or dangerous weapon is used (Section 3, subsection b, paragraph 2, subparagraph c).
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Targeting premeditated attacks: The act directs the creation of sentencing enhancements for cases where a defendant lures a victim to a location for the purpose of killing or assaulting them (Section s 3, subsection a, paragraph 2, subparagraph c; Section 3, subsection b, paragraph 2, subparagraph c).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Criminal Sentencing Reform+5Improves Policing Reform+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- 5/14/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate