Bill That Would Impose Harsher Penalties on Cop Killers Blocked by Senate Democrat

A demonstrator holds a "Thin Blue Line" flag in support of law enforcement, at a protest in St Paul, Minn., on June 27, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

A bill that would elevate the penalties of people who kill police officers was blocked by a Senate Democrat this week after the House of Representatives passed it with support from both parties.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) attempted to get the Thin Blue Line Act, or S.1508, passed with unanimous consent, which bypasses a vote but allows just one senator to block passage.