H.R.6622: Officer Safety Act of 2012

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced Nov. 30, 2012
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 7, 2012

Bill Summary

Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office, solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court, if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Nov. 30, 2012

Introduced in the House by Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

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