U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 1690
Defending our Defenders Act
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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- Sponsor
- Yvette HerrellR-NM-2
- Introduced
- March 9, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (28)
28 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Brian BabinR-TX-36
- Don BaconR-NE-2
- Dan BishopR-NC-9
- Ken CalvertR-CA-42
- Kat CammackR-FL-3
- Jerry L. CarlR-AL-1
- Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-4
- Marjorie Taylor GreeneR-GA-14
- Michael GuestR-MS-3
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3
- Fred KellerR-PA-12
- Nicole MalliotakisR-NY-11
- Tom McClintockR-CA-4
- Barry MooreR-AL-2
- Dan NewhouseR-WA-4
- Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-22
- David G. ValadaoR-CA-21
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14
- Lee M. ZeldinR-NY-1
Signed on later
- Chris JacobsR-NY-27April 16, 2021
- Mike GarciaR-CA-25May 4, 2021
- Larry BucshonR-IN-8May 13, 2021
- Ronny JacksonR-TX-13May 13, 2021
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1February 1, 2022