U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the "Graham Hoffman Act," increasing the penalties for ...

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

The Graham Hoffman Act comes in the wake of assailants killing several first responders in the line of duty this year.

New bipartisan bill would make it a federal crime to assault or kill first responders. It's named after slain Kansas City firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

“I know he’s watching over us,” Graham’s brother, Nolan Hoffman, said. “We’ve had a lot of sad times.” Nolan says it’s been a bumpy road for the Hoffmans. In April, he lost his ...

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

Firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured around 1 a.m. while transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.