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House Bill 1039
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on May 19, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 14, 2017
Latest Action
May 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1039
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David Reichert
Washington
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
New Jersey
Republican
Ted Poe
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 19, 2017
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
268
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person (i.e., a person other than the probationer) without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe the person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer engaged in the performance of official duties.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
May 22, 2017
Engrossed in House
May 19, 2017
Reported in House
May 8, 2017
Introduced in House
February 14, 2017
Amendments (1)
May 19, 2017
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 117
Amendment sought to request a comprehensive study by the GAO of the newly granted authority to determine the impact of probationers, supervisees, third parties, and the overall probation practice and the study would sunset at 30 months after the effective date of the act.
Active
Related Bills (2)
May 18, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 324
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1039) to amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
7
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 367
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
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