[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4177 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4177

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive 
 materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2025

  Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive 
 materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Curbing Offenses on Policing 
Services Act'' or the ``COPS Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSAULTING, RESISTING, OR IMPEDING CERTAIN OFFICERS OR 
              EMPLOYEES.

    Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``under this title'' and inserting 
                ``up to $200,000'';
                    (B) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two 
                years''; and
                    (C) by striking ``8 years'' and inserting ``10 
                years''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``including'' the following: 
                ``explosive materials, as defined in section 841, or'';
                    (B) by striking ``shall be fined under this title'' 
                and inserting ``shall be fined up to $500,000, 
                notwithstanding section 3571,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``25 
                years''.
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