Protect the Presidency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced
Summary
Adds the death penalty as a permissible punishment for attempting to assassinate officials protected by federal law. This bill would amend 18 U.S.C. §1751(c) by inserting the words "death or" before the term "imprisonment." The result is that attempts to assassinate the same set of designated individuals listed in 18 U.S.C. §1751 could carry either imprisonment or death as the statutory punishment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Death penalty for assassination attempts
If enacted, this bill would allow the death penalty for people who try to assassinate certain federal officials. It would add the words "death or" before "imprisonment" in 18 U.S.C. § 1751(c). It would not change who the law covers and would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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