# 119-hr-7439: Uniform Standards for Federal Law Enforcement Act of 2026

119-hr-7439, Uniform Standards for Federal Law Enforcement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7439
- Congress: 119
- Title: Uniform Standards for Federal Law Enforcement Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Establishes a national legal standard that limits when federal officers can use deadly force.** It would set clear triggers for deadly force, ban its use in several routine scenarios, and require warnings and training. - Federal law enforcement officers would be allowed to use deadly force only when they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury. The bill would bar deadly force solely to stop a fleeing suspect or solely to disable a moving vehicle. - People who only threaten themselves or only threaten property would be protected from deadly force under this standard. - Shooting at a moving vehicle would generally be forbidden unless someone in the vehicle is using deadly force by other means or the driver is actively driving to cause death or serious injury and no other reasonable defense exists. - The bill would require a verbal warning before using deadly force when practicable and would ban warning shots except inside a federal prison. - The Attorney General would be required to work with other federal agency leaders to develop and provide training on situations where deadly force is prohibited. - The law would define covered officers to include both officers listed in 18 U.S.C. 115 and immigration officers as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Training on prohibited deadly-force tactics: benefit, medium. The bill would require the Attorney General, working with heads of other federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers, to develop and provide training on methods and tactics for situations where deadly force is prohibited under this section. The training would cover the situations the bill…
- New limits on federal deadly force: mixed, high. This bill would set a national rule that federal officers could use deadly force only when they reasonably believe it is needed to stop imminent death or serious injury to themselves or another person. It would say deadly force is not justified just to stop a fleeing suspect, to disable a moving ve…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7439)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7439 (as of 2026-04-21).