# 119-hr-7572: No Vigilante Checkpoints and Civil Rights Protection Act of 2026

119-hr-7572, No Vigilante Checkpoints and Civil Rights Protection Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7572
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Vigilante Checkpoints and Civil Rights Protection Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal crime for false assumption of government authority in law enforcement.** This bill would make it illegal for private actors to perform police-like stops, demand ID, force searches, or collect license-plate or vehicle-identification data on public roadways without lawful authority, and it would preserve protections for lawful protest and speech. - Drivers and the public: Prohibits private road stops, identity demands, searches, and automated collection of plate or vehicle ID data unless done under lawful authority. Violations would carry up to 5 years in prison or a fine, and up to 10 years if a weapon is used, bodily injury results, or a federal officer or operation is targeted. - People harmed by these actions: Can bring a private civil suit with statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation, plus compensatory and possible punitive damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees. The law bars qualified immunity and sets a five-year statute of limitations. - Organizers and public entities: Allows suits against individuals, organizations that directed or financed the conduct, and government entities that knowingly permitted or failed to prevent it on public property.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on private checkpoints and searches: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would make it a federal crime for people to set up private checkpoints or to stop, detain, or attempt to stop vehicles or people on public roads without lawful authority. It would also bar private demands for identification, private searches, and using devices to collect licens…
- Right to sue for unlawful checkpoints: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to sue in federal court if someone stopped, detained, searched, or demanded your ID on a public road without lawful authority. Courts would award at least $10,000 per violation, plus compensatory and possible punitive damages, injunctive or declaratory relief, and reas…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7572 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7572)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7572 (as of 2026-04-21).