Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
Sponsored By: Representative McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
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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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, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
KY • R
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
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