December 11, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Lee, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize awards for the arrest or conviction of individuals that deliberately target law enforcement officials with acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Bounties on Badges Act
.
Sec. 2. Awards authorized
(a) In general
Chapter 204 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the chapter heading by striking and espionage
and inserting , espionage, and offering of bounties
; and
(2)
in section 3071, by adding at the end the following:
(c)
With respect to acts of offering a bounty or offering money or other pecuniary compensation for harming or killing of any law enforcement officer of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information—
(1)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of such an act;
(2)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit such an act; or
(3)
leading to the prevention or frustration of such an act.
(b) Clerical amendment
The item relating to chapter 204 in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: