Larry Henderson Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1771 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1771 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2025 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. 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 ``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 th