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H.R. 4177

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4177, the COPS Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


Record

Text

H.R. 4177 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4177/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4177 IH: Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-06-26
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act or the COPS Act .
2.
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking under this title and inserting up to $200,000 ;
(B)
by striking one year and inserting two years ; and
(C)
by striking 8 years and inserting 10 years ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by inserting after including the following: explosive materials, as defined in section 841, or ;
(B)
by striking shall be fined under this title and inserting shall be fined up to $500,000, notwithstanding section 3571, ; and
(C)
by striking 20 years and inserting 25 years .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees.

Sponsors

Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) sponsors H.R. 4177 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4177 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4177 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4177 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4177 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • COPS Act — Display Title
  • COPS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Curbing Offenses on Policing Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the use of explosive materials to assault, resist, or impede certain officers or employees. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4177 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEDistrict of Columbia16
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIESTelecommunications technologyLouisiana14$80K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE16
RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC14$80K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN JENNINGS116
PAUL RICHMAN116
JOHN STEITZ114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIESRIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIESRIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIESRIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
BASCOM HUNTER TECHNOLOGIESRIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4177 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4177’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4177/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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