Defending Our Defenders Act

United States117th CongressS-619Senate
Updated: Mar 9, 2021

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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Timeline

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HR-1690: Defending our Defenders Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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