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2023-03-17
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1627
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:H.R. 1627.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article l of the Conititution,which States that Congress has the Power ``to make all laws,which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into theExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:To strengthen and outline the penalties for the murder ofstate and local law enforcement officers.[Page H1295]
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Standing
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- Defending Our Defenders Act
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2023-03-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-27]
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Garcia
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CA
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
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Bacon
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NE
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2023-03-17
True
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Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
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R
NY
24
2023-03-17
True
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Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-8]
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NC
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2023-03-17
True
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Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
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CA
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2023-03-17
True
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Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
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LA
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2023-03-17
True
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CA
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2023-03-22
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CA
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2023-03-23
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Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
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CA
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2023-03-29
False
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MD
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2023-04-26
False
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Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
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FL
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2023-09-22
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Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
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2023-09-22
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Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
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TX
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2023-09-22
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Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
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KY
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2023-09-22
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Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
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TX
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2023-09-22
False
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Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-26
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WA
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2023-09-26
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Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
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2023-09-27
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Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
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CA
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2023-10-06
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NY
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2023-10-16
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2023-11-06
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Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
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FL
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2023-11-30
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Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
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NJ
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2023-12-11
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Crime and Law Enforcement
- Assault and harassment offenses
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- Crime victims
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- Criminal procedure and sentencing
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- Law enforcement officers
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- Political movements and philosophies
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- Terrorism
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- Violent crime
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2023-03-17
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Sergeant Steve Owen 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.

Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act
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Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act
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Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act
2024-05-24T13:41:39Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to make the murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer a crime punishable by life in prison or death.
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Introduced in House
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