H.R. 1551: Protect and Serve Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Protect and Serve Act of 2025

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Protect and Serve Act of 2025

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1551.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · 120 cosponsors

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Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Tim Moore (R-NC), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Lance Gooden (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), August Pfluger (R-TX), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Harris (R-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA) and 60 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] reported raising $913,650 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1551.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1551 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills