# 119-s-3453: No Bounties on Badges Act

119-s-3453, No Bounties on Badges Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3453
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Bounties on Badges Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

This bill would let the Attorney General offer rewards for information about offers of bounties or money to harm or kill United States law enforcement officers. **Rewards for tips on bounties against officers** are added to federal rewards law by creating subsection (c) in 18 U.S.C. § 3071 and by revising Chapter 204's heading. - Law enforcement and public safety: Gives the Department of Justice a new tool to pursue people who offer bounties and to reward tips that lead to arrests, convictions, or the prevention of such attacks, including actions in any country. - People with information: Establishes potential reward payments for tips that help arrest, convict, or stop those who commission, conspire, or attempt bounty attacks against officers. - Department of Justice and statute: Adds subsection (c) to 18 U.S.C. § 3071 and updates Chapter 204's heading and table entry to include “offering of bounties.”

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rewards for reporting bounties on officers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General could pay rewards to people who report offers to pay money to harm or kill U.S. law enforcement officers. You could get a reward if your tip helps arrest or convict someone, in any country, who commissioned, conspired to, or attempted such an act. You could also get…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3453 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3453)

## Related
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- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3697: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3697)
- [119-s-2859: Equal Campus Access Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2859)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3453 (as of 2026-08-11).