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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1243 

To prohibit no-knock raids from being conducted by Federal law enforcement 

officers, and other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 

Mr. GOOD of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To prohibit no-knock raids from being conducted by Federal 

law enforcement officers, and other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agent Respon5 sibility Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NO-KNOCK RAIDS. 

7 (a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FINANCIAL AID OR MA8 TERIAL AID AND SUPPORT.—A Federal law enforcement 

9 officer or anyone employed by a Federal law enforcement 

10 agency shall not provide financial aid or material aid and 


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1 support in furtherance of the execution of a non-Federal 

2 warrant requested by a law enforcement agency of a State 

3 or unit of local government. 

4 (b) MEDICINE AND OTHER MATERIALS IN SUP5 PORT.—For purposes of this Act, a Federal law enforce6 ment officer shall not be considered to have provided fi7 nancial aid or material aid and support in the execution 

8 of a non-Federal warrant if such officer— 

9 (1) gives or allows the use of medicine or other 

10 materials necessary to treat physical injuries; or 

11 (2) helps a person escape a risk of a serious, 

12 imminent life-threatening injury. 

13 SEC. 3. EXCEPTION FOR SERIOUS, IMMINENT LIFE-THREAT14 ENING INJURIES; REPORT. 

15 (a) CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—A Federal law en16 forcement officer may forcibly enter a location subject to 

17 a Federal or non-Federal warrant, in less than 30 seconds, 

18 if there is a threat or risk of serious, imminent life-threat19 ening injury to a law enforcement officer or others, and 

20 the law enforcement officer who enters provides a formal 

21 written report detailing such need to the judicial official 

22 responsible for authorizing the Federal or non-Federal 

23 warrant. 

24 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Any report required under 

25 subsection (a) shall be submitted to the judicial official 


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1 responsible for authorizing the Federal or non-Federal 

2 warrant not more 14 days after the date on which such 

3 warrant was executed. 

4 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 

7 The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ means 

8 any agency of the United States authorized to en9 gage in or supervise the prevention, detection, inves10 tigation, or prosecution of any violation of Federal 

11 criminal law. 

12 (2) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 

13 The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ has the 

14 meaning given in section 115 of title 18, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (3) FEDERAL WARRANT.—The term ‘‘Federal 

17 warrant’’ means a warrant authorizing a search by 

18 a Federal law enforcement officer or personnel of a 

19 Federal law enforcement agency. 

20 (4) MATERIAL AID AND SUPPORT.—The term 

21 ‘‘material aid and support’’ means voluntarily giving 

22 or allowing others to make use of lodging, commu23 nications equipment or services, facilities, weapons, 

24 personnel, vehicles, clothing, or other physical assets. 


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1 (5) NON-FEDERAL WARRANT.—The term ‘‘non2 Federal warrant’’ means a warrant authorizing a 

3 search executing an ex parte judicial order to con4 fiscate a firearm by a law enforcement officer or a 

5 law enforcement agency affiliated with a State or 

6 unit of local government. 

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