Introduced in House — H.R. 8856

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8856

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2026

Mr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To give priority consideration to units of local government that provide gang affiliation information in reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of Byrne-JAG grants, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Gang Violence Act.

Sec. 2. Reporting on gang affiliation

Section 505(f) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156(f)) is amended by inserting and jurisdictions that include, as part of such reporting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (including the National Gang Intelligence Center), information on offenses that are suspected to be gang-related before the period.