The Protect the Presidency Act would amend federal law to make the death penalty a possible punishment for attempting to assassinate the President, Vice President, or other protected individuals. Currently, federal law allows for lengthy prison sentences for assassination attempts, but this bill would add capital punishment as an option. The legislation makes a targeted change to Section 1751 of the federal criminal code by inserting language that allows courts to impose the death penalty in addition to or instead of imprisonment for these crimes. The bill does not establish new funding requirements or implementation timelines. The change would apply to future cases involving assassination attempts against the covered federal officials.
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