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119-s-5372119th Congress

Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Natural lifetime injunctions would create a federal, lifelong ban on contact between certain convicted offenders and identified victims. Courts would have to issue these orders at sentencing for covered federal felony violent and sexual offenses and treat violations as contempt of court.

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  • Victims would be able to get a permanent court order barring any direct or indirect contact. The order must be served during sentencing, victims may initiate the order, and no filing fee may be charged.
  • People convicted of covered felonies would face a lifetime prohibition on contact with identified victims, and violating the order would be contempt of court. Covered offenses include felony crimes of violence, felonies with sexual-act elements, and enumerated federal statutes such as 1591 and 2251.
  • Courts must impose and serve the order at sentencing and hold a hearing to consider termination or suspension motions. Termination is limited to a victim's motion based on a pardon, commutation, or changed circumstances, or a defendant's motion showing the conviction was dismissed or overturned, and the court may receive evidence.

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Lifetime no-contact orders for victims

This bill would let federal courts issue lifetime no-contact orders to protect victims when someone is convicted of certain federal violent or sexual felonies. Covered offenses include felony crimes of violence and listed sexual or trafficking offenses (for example, 1591; 2241–2245; 2251; 2251A; 2252; 2252A; 2260; 2261A; 2421–2423; 2425). The court would have to impose and serve the order at sentencing, or on a government motion with the victim's consent, or on a victim's motion, and victims would not be charged a fee. "Contact" would be defined broadly to include direct or indirect oral, written, electronic, digital, physical, intermediary, or automated communications. The order would last for the defendant's life unless a court ends or suspends it after a hearing on a victim motion (pardon/commutation or changed circumstances) or a defendant motion (conviction dismissed or reversed). Violating the order would be punishable as contempt of court. The bill would not limit state-court application of similar orders.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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