H.R. 6579

119 HR 6579 IH: Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6579  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    A BILL
To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice for Breonna Taylor Act  .
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.