H.R. 6579

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6579 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6579

To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Crockett, Mr. 
Frost, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
Mr. Ivey, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. 
Ramirez, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Massie, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Pressley, 
Ms. Jacobs, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Kamlager-
Dove, Ms. Simon, Ms. Brown, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Evans of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. 
Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To prohibit no-knock warrants, 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 ``Justice for Breonna Taylor Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NO-KNOCK WARRANTS.

(a) Federal Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115 of 
title 18, United States Code) may not execute a warrant until after the 
officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose.
(b) State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.--Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and each fiscal year thereafter, a State or local law enforcement 
agency that receives funds from the Department of Justice during the 
fiscal year may not execute a warrant that does not require the law 
enforcement officer serving the warrant to provide notice of his or her 
authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.
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