Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8481 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8481

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of
           natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2026

    Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr.
 Burchett, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Downing, Mr. Babin,
  Mr. Taylor, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Palmer, Ms. Mace, Mr. Stutzman, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Meuser, and
 Mr. Steube) 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 provide for the issuance of
           natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims.

    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 ``Kayleigh's Law Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL LIFETIME INJUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 238 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3773. Natural lifetime injunctions
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of any defendant convicted of a
covered offense, the court shall, on motion of the Government or a
victim, include in any sentence imposed on that defendant an order
prohibiting contact with a victim. Such order shall remain in effect
for the life of the defendant, subject to subsection (c). The
imposition of such order shall be included in any sentencing
proceeding. A violation of such order shall be punishable as a contempt
of court.
    ``(b) Termination of Injunction.--
            ``(1) In general.--An order issued under subsection (a) may
        be terminated or suspended only--
                    ``(A) on motion of the victim to whom such order
                pertains alleging that the conviction was the subject
                of a pardon or commutation; or
                    ``(B) on motion of the defendant, alleging that the
                conviction was dismissed or overturned on appeal.
            ``(2) Hearing.--The court shall order a hearing on such
        motion, and may take evidence regarding the allegations
        included therein.
    ``(c) No Fee.--No fee may be assessed or collected from a victim in
connection with the issuance of an order under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered offense'--
                    ``(A) means--
                            ``(i) a crime of violence that is a felony;
                        or
                            ``(ii) a felony offense that includes as an
                        element a sexual act or sexual conduct (as
                        defined in section 2246); and
                    ``(B) includes an offense under--
                            ``(i) section 1591;
                            ``(ii) section 2241;
                            ``(iii) section 2242;
                            ``(iv) section 2243;
                            ``(v) section 2244;
                            ``(vi) section 2245;
                            ``(vii) section 2251;
                            ``(viii) section 2251A;
                            ``(ix) section 2252;
                            ``(x) section 2252A;
                            ``(xi) section 2254;
                            ``(xii) section 2255;
                            ``(xiii) section 2260;
                            ``(xiv) section 2421;
                            ``(xv) section 2422;
                            ``(xvi) section 2423;
                            ``(xvii) section 2425;
                            ``(xviii) section 2426; or
                            ``(xix) section 2427.
            ``(2) The term `contact' means any direct of indirect
        communication, transmission, of physical interaction between
        two or more persons including communication or interaction by
        written, oral, electronic, digital, or physical means, whether
        initiated personally, through an intermediary, or by automated
        or technological systems.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to limit the application of an order under this section
within the jurisdiction of any State.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``3773. Natural lifetime injunctions.''.
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