To amend section 111 of title 18, United States Code, to establish an offense relating to obstructing certain law enforcement vehicle.
Sponsored By: Representative Steube
Introduced
Summary
Increases criminal penalties for assaults on Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice officers that involve vehicles or occur in federal law enforcement vehicles. The bill would add two enhanced offenses to 18 U.S.C. 111 aimed at vehicle-enabled attacks and assaults that happen in a federal law enforcement vehicle.
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- Federal DHS and DOJ officers would be covered by new, specific felony offenses that focus on attacks using a vehicle or attacks occurring while officers are in a federal law enforcement vehicle.
- Individuals who use a vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with those officers, or who assault or impede them while they are in a federal law enforcement vehicle, could face fines and up to 20 years in prison.
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Vehicle attack penalties for federal officers
This bill would create federal crimes for attacking or interfering with certain Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice officers. It would cover using a vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with an officer while they are performing official duties. It would also cover forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with an officer while that officer is in a federal law enforcement vehicle. A person convicted would be fined under title 18, imprisoned for up to 20 years, or both. The change would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steube
FL • R
Cosponsors
Burchett
TN • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Harrigan
NC • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Boebert
CO • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Fine
FL • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Collins
GA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
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