No Bounties on Badges Act
Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would authorize federal rewards for information about offers to harm or kill U.S. law enforcement officers. It gives the Attorney General the power to pay rewards for tips that lead to arrests or convictions in any country, for conspiracies or attempts, or that help prevent or frustrate such attacks, and it updates the Title 18 chapter heading to add "offering of bounties."
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Rewards for reporting bounties on officers
If enacted, the Attorney General would be able to pay rewards to people who report offers to pay someone to harm or kill a United States law enforcement officer. You would be eligible for a reward if your information leads to an arrest or conviction in any country, an arrest or conviction for conspiring or attempting the act in any country, or the prevention or frustration of such an act. Rewards would be discretionary and the bill does not set reward amounts or funding sources.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
AR • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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