May 14, 2025
Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Larry Henderson Act
.
Sec. 2. Mandatory minimum penalties for assaulting officers and employees of the United States
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding subsection (b), by striking only
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting any bodily harm or bodily injury, be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 20 years.
;
(2)
by striking subsection (b);
(3)
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(c) Exclusive applicability
The provisions of this section shall apply exclusively to any act of assault, resistance, or impediment against any officer or employee of the United States engaged in or on account of the performance of official Federal duties.
(d) Effect on State law
The provisions of this section shall supersede any and all State laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the assault, resistance, or impediment against any officer or employee of the United States engaged in or on account of the performance of official Federal duties.
Sec. 3. Technical and conforming amendments
Section 3632(d)(4)(D)(v) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Section 111(b)
and inserting Section 111
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Sec. 4. Applicability
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.