Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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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.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement officersPolitical movements and philosophiesTerrorismViolent crime
Defending our Defenders Act
USA117th CongressHR-1690| House
| Updated: 5/18/2021
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.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingLaw enforcement officersPolitical movements and philosophiesTerrorismViolent crime