Make attempted assassinations of the President punishable the same as fatal assassinations under federal law, including making offenders eligible for the death penalty.

Lance Gooden · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.88 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 98%

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Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05) introduced the Protect the Presidency Act, which would treat an attempted assassination of the President the same as a fatal assassination under federal law, including making offenders eligible for the death penalty.

Gooden proposed the Protect the Presidency Act to make attempted presidential assassinations subject to the same federal penalties as fatal assassinations, including death penalty eligibility.

New Gooden Bill Makes Assassination Attempts Eligible for Death Penalty | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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New Gooden Bill Makes Assassination Attempts Eligible for Death Penalty

A press release title describing Gooden's bill to treat attempted presidential assassinations as death-penalty-eligible offenses.

Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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Evidence

The official Gooden House press releases page lists a May 8, 2025 press release titled "New Gooden Bill Makes Assassination Attempts Eligible for Death Penalty."

Official evidence that Gooden introduced legislation matching the promise, which is concrete but still only a legislative introduction rather than enactment.

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New Gooden Bill Makes Assassination Attempts Eligible for Death Penalty
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The article reports that a federal grand jury indicted Cole Tomas Allen on four felonies, including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, and says he faces 10 years to life if convicted.

In the current lookback window, federal prosecutors are still handling an attempted-assassination case under existing charges and penalties; by inference, the promised federal death-penalty change has not yet been enacted.

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White House correspondents' dinner suspect indicted on 4 felony charges
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Assessments

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Gooden appears to have made a serious same-term legislative attempt to fulfill this promise by introducing a bill on May 8, 2025 aimed at making attempted presidential assassinations death-penalty eligible. But the available evidence does not show enactment of that change, and as of May 5, 2026 federal prosecutors were still pursuing an attempted-assassination case under existing law with penalties of 10 years to life rather than death eligibility. That means the promised policy outcome was not delivered, though the bill introduction warrants effort credit.

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