H.R. 4177, the Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act, increases criminal penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers and employees, with a specific focus on attacks involving explosive materials. The bill amends federal law to raise prison sentences from one to two years for basic assaults on officers and from eight to ten years for assaults involving weapons, while attacks using explosives face sentences up to 25 years (increased from 20 years). Maximum fines are also increased to $200,000 for standard assaults and $500,000 for assaults involving weapons or explosives. The legislation applies to attacks on federal law enforcement and other designated government employees and became available for consideration in June 2025, though no specific implementation date or funding appropriation is mentioned in the bill text provided.
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