H.R. 7114

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7114 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7114

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 15, 2026

Mr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Nehls, Mr. 
Buchanan, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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.
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