H.R. 8796 119th Congress House

Federal Halo Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a safety buffer zone to protect certain Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2026 Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis Republican · New York See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 13, 2026

Introduced in House

May 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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What's happening now May 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
1 filing
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing
White House Office
1 filing

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Cosponsors 3

Lawler, Michael

New York · Aug 27, 2026

Ezell, Mike

Mississippi · May 13, 2026

McGuire, John J.

Virginia · May 13, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8796: Federal Halo Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8796/

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"H.R. 8796: Federal Halo Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8796/.

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H.R. 8796, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8796/.

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