S. 921: Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-59.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-59. (final step reached)
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Official title

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act

Plain summary

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act This bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over the following criminal offenses: killing (or attempting to kill) a federal officer or employee; assaulting, kidnapping, or murdering (or threatening to do so, or attempting to kidnap or murder) a family member of certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees. The United States may prosecute such conduct that occurs outside the United States.

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Official text

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 15 cosponsors

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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Thune (R-SD), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s921.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s921 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117