# 119-hr-5118: Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act

119-hr-5118, Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5118
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would make it a federal crime to publicly release a federal law enforcement officer's name when done with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or an immigration enforcement operation.** It also would define who counts as a "Federal law enforcement officer" and update related criminal statutes to cover immigration enforcement operations as well.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Criminal penalties for doxxing federal officers: benefit, medium. The bill would make it a crime to publicly share a federal officer’s name if done to obstruct an investigation or an immigration enforcement operation. "Federal law enforcement officer" would include U.S. officers, agents, or employees authorized to enforce federal criminal or immigration law. A vi…
- Obstruction rules expanded to immigration enforcement: benefit, medium. The bill would treat blocking immigration enforcement like obstructing a criminal investigation in several federal laws. This could affect pretrial detention decisions, racketeering charges, and wiretap approvals when obstruction targets immigration enforcement. It focuses on people who interfere w…

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- 119-hr-3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5118 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5118)

## Related
- [119-hr-3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3944)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5118 (as of 2026-04-21).