Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
Sponsored By: Representative McGarvey
Introduced
Summary
This bill would prohibit no-knock warrants by federal law enforcement and require officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises. It would also condition Department of Justice funding to state and local agencies on following the same notice rule beginning in the first fiscal year after enactment.
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- Families and residents: People inside a home would get advance notice before a warranted forced entry, reducing surprise intrusions.
- Federal law enforcement officers: Officers defined under federal law could not execute a warrant without first announcing their authority and purpose.
- State and local law enforcement agencies that receive Department of Justice funds: Agencies must follow the notice-before-entry rule to retain DOJ funding, starting the first fiscal year after enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Ban no‑knock warrants; require notice
If enacted, federal officers could not execute a warrant until they first say who they are and why. If enacted, State and local agencies that get Department of Justice money could not forcibly enter under a warrant until the officer gives notice of authority and purpose. The state and local funding condition would start in the first fiscal year after enactment and apply each fiscal year after. The bill ties compliance to existing DOJ funding and does not create new grant programs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McGarvey
KY • D
Cosponsors
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Frost
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Ivey
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
McIver
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Ramirez
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Lee (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Massie
KY • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Pressley
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Jacobs
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Kamlager-Dove
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Brown
OH • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Horsford
NV • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Garcia (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Williams (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Johnson (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Garcia (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
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