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To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize awards for the arrest or conviction of individuals that deliberately target law enforcement officials with acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to authorize the Attorney General to offer monetary rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of individuals who offer bounties on law enforcement officers. The bill applies to situations where someone offers money or other compensation for harming or killing any U.S. law enforcement officer. Rewards can be offered for information leading to the arrest or conviction of bounty offerers, individuals conspiring to commit such acts, or those attempting such acts, including in cases occurring outside the United States. The bill also allows rewards for information that helps prevent or frustrate such acts.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
5 cosponsors
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
Actions (2)
- Dec 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Lee, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize awards for the arrest or conviction of individuals that deliberately target law enforcement officials with acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Bounties on Badges Act”.
SEC. 2. AWARDS AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.—Chapter 204 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the chapter heading by striking “AND ESPIONAGE” and inserting “, ESPIONAGE, AND OFFERING OF BOUNTIES”; and
(2) in section 3071, by adding at the end the following:
“(c) With respect to acts of offering a bounty or offering money or other pecuniary compensation for harming or killing of any law enforcement officer of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information—
“(1) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of such an act;
“(2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit such an act; or
“(3) leading to the prevention or frustration of such an act.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The item relating to chapter 204 in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
204. Rewards for information concerning terrorist acts, 3071. espionage, or offering of bounties. <all>
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