The Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act increases federal penalties for crimes committed against law enforcement officers. The bill creates a mandatory minimum 20-year prison sentence for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or a state or local officer when the perpetrator uses a weapon or means that has traveled across state lines, if the assault causes serious injury. It also ensures that murders of law enforcement officers are prosecuted as first-degree murder under federal law when interstate commerce is involved in planning or facilitating the crime. The Attorney General must report to Congress within three years on how many prosecutions have resulted from these new penalties. The legislation aims to strengthen protections for law enforcement by establishing stricter consequences for violent crimes against officers.
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