H.R. 115Thin Blue Line Act

1 recorded action149 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Vern Buchanan [R-FL-16]
Cosponsors: 21 · 21 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: May 22, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

IntroducedJan 3, 2017
Passed the HouseMay 18, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Thin Blue Line Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 115 as passed House amended on May 18, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 265

House May 18, 2017

On Passage

Thin Blue Line Act

Passed

271 Yea 143 Nay 16 not voting

Crossed both parties 52 of 414 voting members broke with their own party: 48 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

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All members430 members

Democratic193 members

Republican237 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors21 · 21 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 115 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 11510 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 115 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOfiled by INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO

Immigration · Retirement · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Transportation · Immigration · Education · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +8 more5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2017Filing

SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYfiled by SIFF & ASSOCIATES PLLC

Immigration · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Government Issues · Telecommunications +7 more5 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2018Filing

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties4 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOfiled by AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO

Defense · Government Issues · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Agriculture +11 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Commodities (big ticket) · Health Issues · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products +38 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2017Filing

SENTURE LLCfiled by JBS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Education · Torts · Medicare/Medicaid · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +14 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2017Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2017Filing

NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEIts PAC: National Fraternal Order of Police PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Constitution · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Retirement +3 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017Filing

32 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.