Increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders.

James C. Justice · West Virginia · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 0%

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Occurrences

Thin Blue Line Act: The bill increases penalties for criminals who target law enforcement...The Thin Blue Line Act would expand this list to include state and local police, firefighters, and other first responders.

Senator Justice committed to increasing penalties for targeting public safety officers by cosponsoring the Thin Blue Line Act.

Senator Justice Cosponsors Bills to Protect Energy, Promote Small Businesses, Defend our Southern Border, and Lower Taxes - Senator Justice
primary · press_release · model gpt-4.1

Evidence

S.3366 (Back the Blue Act) was introduced 12/04/2025 and lists James C. Justice (R‑WV) as an original Senate cosponsor; latest action: read twice and referred to Senate Judiciary.

Congress.gov shows the Back the Blue Act (S.3366) was introduced on December 4, 2025, with James C. Justice listed among the original cosponsors. The bill's status on the official record is 'Introduced' with the most recent Senate action being referral to the Judiciary Committee on 2025-12-04 — no subsequent committee or floor action is recorded as of 2026-04-16.

partial unknown A for effort

S.3366 - Back the Blue Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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Sponsor materials describe the bill's effect: creating new federal crimes and increasing penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting federal law enforcement, judges, and federally funded public safety officers (first responders).

Sponsor (Sen. Cornyn) materials and bill text describe concrete policy changes that match the campaign claim: the legislation would increase penalties and create new federal offenses covering law enforcement, judges, and federally funded public safety officers (including firefighters/first responders). Cornyn's office frames the measure as increasing penalties for criminals who target first responders. As of the 2026-04-16 lookback window there is no record that the bill has advanced beyond introduction and referral.

partial unknown A for effort

The Back the Blue Act | Senator John Cornyn
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

James C. Justice cosponsored S.3366 (Back the Blue Act) on 2025-12-04, legislation that would create new federal crimes and increase penalties for killing, attempting to kill, or assaulting law enforcement, judges, and federally funded public safety officers (including firefighters/first responders), which aligns with the campaign promise. However, as of 2026-04-16 the bill had only been introduced and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee with no further committee or floor action and was not enacted. Because the promise was not enacted into law but Justice made a concrete legislative effort (cosponsorship of a bill directly implementing the promise), the outcome is judged as not delivered (never) with an effort badge assigned. Delivery timing is unknown since the measure has not advanced and future enactment is uncertain.

provider openai · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 85%