# 119-s-1766: Protect Our Heroes Act of 2025

119-s-1766, Protect Our Heroes Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1766
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Our Heroes Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Creates new federal crimes protecting public safety officers.** The bill makes killing or assaulting judges, law enforcement, firefighters, and other public safety officers distinct federal offenses and pairs those crimes with strict penalties and sentencing upgrades for cases that involve luring or weapons. - Public safety officers and their families gain explicit federal protections and penalties when attacks are tied to official duties. Killing carries fines and prison terms of at least 10 years up to life, a 30-year minimum if death results, and a possible death penalty in appropriate cases. - People who assault officers face a graded federal offense with escalating prison terms. Penalties range from 2–10 years for bodily injury, 5–20 years for substantial bodily injury, 10 or more years for serious bodily injury, 20 years if a deadly or dangerous weapon is used, and up to 1 year in lesser cases. - Sentencing policy is tightened. The United States Sentencing Commission must add at least five offense-level enhancements when a defendant lures a victim to a location to kill or assault, while seeking consistency with other guidelines and allowing for mitigating circumstances.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines who is a public safety officer: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would define who counts as judges, law enforcement, firefighters, and public safety officers. Volunteer firefighters and designated public-employee ambulance or rescue crew members would be included. A "federally funded public safety officer" would be someone who works for a pu…
- New federal crime for assaulting officers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make it a federal crime to assault or attempt to assault current or former judges or public safety officers in certain interstate or commerce-linked cases. Covered cases include travel across state lines, use of interstate commerce, or weapons that traveled in interstate…
- New federal crime for killing officers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make it a federal crime to kill, attempt to kill, or conspire to kill a current or former judge or public safety officer in certain interstate or commerce-linked cases. It would apply when the conduct involves travel across state lines, use of interstate commerce, or weap…
- Higher sentences for luring victims: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to increase sentences by at least 5 offense levels when a court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant lured a victim to be assaulted or killed. The Commission would have to try to keep guidelines consistent with others, av…

## Related bills

- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1766 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1766)

## Related
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1766 (as of 2026-10-03).