H.R. 7551

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7551 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7551

To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an 
agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law 
enforcement, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an 
agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law 
enforcement, 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 ``Halting Inappropriate Limits 
Targeting Officers Now Act'' or the ``HILTON Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTS PROHIBITED.

(a) In General.--The head of a Federal agency may not enter into an 
agreement for a covered service if such covered service is provided by 
an entity that, during the preceding 1-year period--
(1) refused a Federal law enforcement officer a covered 
service and stated that such refusal was due to an official 
duty of such officer; or
(2) had in place a policy that expressly permitted refusal 
of a covered service to a Federal law enforcement officer due 
to an official duty of such officer.
(b) Waiver Authority.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the head of 
a Federal agency may waive the application of such subsection to an 
entity if, in the determination of such head--
(1) with respect to a necessary covered service, there is 
no other entity available to provide a comparable service 
within a 50-mile radius; or
(2) such entity is a parent company of an entity that 
refused covered services under subsection (a), and such parent 
company takes sufficient remedial action against such entity.
(c) Entities Under Common Control.--All entities which are members 
of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of 
section 52(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and all entities 
under common control (within the meaning of section 52(b) of such Code) 
shall be treated as 1 entity for purposes of this section.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered service.--The term ``covered service'' means 
each of the following services:
(A) Lodging.
(B) Transportation.
(C) Food and beverage.
(D) Healthcare.
(E) Vehicle rental.
(F) Property rental.
(G) Storage.
(2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
meaning given the term ``executive agency'' in section 133 of 
the title 41, United States Code.
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