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H.R.1690

H.R.1690: Defending our Defenders Act

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Introduced March 9, 2021
Latest Major Action May 18, 2021
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Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)

Bill Cosponsors

28 (All Republicans)

Don Bacon (R-Neb.)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Michael Guest (R-Miss.)
Fred Keller (R-Pa.)
Jerry Carl (R-Ala.)
Lance Gooden (R-Texas)
Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.)
Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.)
Barry Moore (R-Ala.)
Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.)
Dan Bishop (R-N.C.)
Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)
Andy Harris (R-Md.)
Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)
Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)
Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
Clay Higgins (R-La.)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
David Valadao (R-Calif.)
Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.)
Mike Garcia (R-Calif.)
Ronny Jackson (R-Texas)
Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)

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Introduced in House - March 9, 2021

Bill Summary

Defending Our Defenders Act This bill establishes federal criminal offenses involving the murder of federal, state, or local law enforcement officers. Violators are subject to life in prison or death. The bill sets forth aggravating factors (e.g., intent to ambush or prior history of promoting violence against a law enforcement officer) to be considered in determining whether to impose the death penalty.

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Date	Description
May 18, 2021	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
March 9, 2021	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
March 9, 2021	Introduced in the House by Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)

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Introduced in the House by Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)