H.R. 7136

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7136 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7136

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit doxing of special 
operations personnel, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2026

Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mr. Harrigan) 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 prohibit doxing of special 
operations personnel, 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 ``Special Operator Protection Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL.

(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 120. Protection of special operations personnel
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means--
``(A) a member of the special operations forces;
``(B) an employee of the Department of Defense or a 
member of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 
101(a) of title 10) designated by the Secretary of 
Defense who conducts or participates in Department of 
Defense sensitive activities (as defined in section 
130g of title 10); or
``(C) a Federal law enforcement officer assigned or 
attached to, or performing duty with a member of, the 
special operations forces.
``(2) Crime of violence.--The term `crime of violence' has 
the meaning given the term in section 16.
``(3) Immediate family.--The term `immediate family' has 
the meaning given the term in section 115(c).
``(4) Restricted personal information.--The term 
`restricted personal information' means, with respect to an 
individual--
``(A) the individual's name in connection with the 
individual's place of employment;
``(B) a visual depiction of the individual's face 
or likeness in connection with the individual's name 
and place of employment;
``(C) a visual depiction of the individual's home 
in connection with the individual's name and place of 
employment;
``(D) the date of birth, Social Security number, 
home address, home phone number, mobile phone number, 
personal email, or home fax number of, and identifiable 
to, the individual; or
``(E) the individual's biometric data.
``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly make restricted 
personal information about a covered person, or a member of the 
immediate family of that covered person, publicly available--
``(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite 
the commission of a crime of violence against the covered 
person or a member of the immediate family of the covered 
person; or
``(2) with the intent and knowledge that the restricted 
personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or 
facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against that 
covered person or a member of the immediate family of the 
covered person.
``(c) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (b)--
``(1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 
more than 5 years, or both; or
``(2) if death or serious bodily injury results from the 
violation, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any 
term of years or for life, or both.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``120. Protection of special operations personnel.''.
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