3.0.0 868 2025-12-05T08:57:00Z 2025-12-05T08:57:00Z Senate S S 2023-03-16 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/868 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-16T19:25:22Z 118 1627 HR 2023-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-03-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2023-03-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Crime victims 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Criminal procedure and sentencing 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Law enforcement officers 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Political movements and philosophies 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Terrorism 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Violent crime 2023-05-25T16:00:57Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-04-03T18:30:18Z

00 2023-03-16 Introduced in Senate 2023-05-16T18:36:40Z <p><strong>Defending Our Defenders Act</strong></p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p>

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