# 118-hr-1627: Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act

118-hr-1627, Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-1627
- Congress: 118
- Title: Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2023-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Sergeant Steve Owen Defending Our Defenders Act

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2023-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2023-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2023-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2023-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2023-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-1627 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1627)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1627 (as of 2026-10-15).