# 119-s-4004: Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act

119-s-4004, Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4004
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4004
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**This bill would create a _prosecutor-led, multi-agency OCDETF framework_ to target transnational organized crime and reduce illicit narcotics.** It would set deadlines for restructuring the task forces, require a largely unclassified public report on successes, and include a sunset on January 20, 2029. - Would require the Attorney General, through the OCDETF Director and in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration and other Justice Department components, to restructure OCDETF within 180 days into a prosecutor-led, multi-agency effort focused on transnational organized crime and illicit narcotics. - Would require a joint report on Task Force successes to specified House and Senate committees within 1 year. The unclassified portion must be posted publicly on the Department of Justice and each covered agency website and a classified annex may be added if needed. - Would define covered agencies to include the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, United States Postal Service, Department of Labor, and Department of State and bring them into the Task Force framework. The bill’s authority would expire on January 20, 2029.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Prosecutor-Led Drug Task Forces, Sunset 2029: mixed, medium. This bill would require the Attorney General, through the OCDETF Director, to set up prosecutor-led, multi-agency task forces. The structuring must be completed within 180 days after enactment. Within 1 year, agency heads would send a joint report to specified House and Senate committees. The uncla…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4004 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4004)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5042)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4004 (as of 2026-08-11).