I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agent Respon-
sibility Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NO-KNOCK RAIDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FINANCIAL AID OR MA-
TERIAL AID AND SUPPORT.—A Federal law enforcement 
officer or anyone employed by a Federal law enforcement 
agency shall not provide financial aid or material aid and 
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support in furtherance of the execution of a non-Federal 
warrant requested by a law enforcement agency of a State 
or unit of local government. 
(b) MEDICINE
AND OTHER MATERIALS
IN SUP-
PORT.—For purposes of this Act, a Federal law enforce-
ment officer shall not be considered to have provided fi-
nancial aid or material aid and support in the execution 
of a non-Federal warrant if such officer— 
(1) gives or allows the use of medicine or other 
materials necessary to treat physical injuries; or 
(2) helps a person escape a risk of a serious, 
imminent life-threatening injury. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION FOR SERIOUS, IMMINENT LIFE-THREAT-
ENING INJURIES; REPORT. 
(a) CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—A Federal law en-
forcement officer may forcibly enter a location subject to 
a Federal or non-Federal warrant, in less than 30 seconds, 
if there is a threat or risk of serious, imminent life-threat-
ening injury to a law enforcement officer or others, and 
the law enforcement officer who enters provides a formal 
written report detailing such need to the judicial official 
responsible for authorizing the Federal or non-Federal 
warrant. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Any report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted to the judicial official 
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responsible for authorizing the Federal or non-Federal 
warrant not more 14 days after the date on which such 
warrant was executed. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ means 
any agency of the United States authorized to en-
gage in or supervise the prevention, detection, inves-
tigation, or prosecution of any violation of Federal 
criminal law. 
(2) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 
The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ has the 
meaning given in section 115 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(3) FEDERAL WARRANT.—The term ‘‘Federal 
warrant’’ means a warrant authorizing a search by 
a Federal law enforcement officer or personnel of a 
Federal law enforcement agency. 
(4) MATERIAL AID AND SUPPORT.—The term 
‘‘material aid and support’’ means voluntarily giving 
or allowing others to make use of lodging, commu-
nications equipment or services, facilities, weapons, 
personnel, vehicles, clothing, or other physical assets. 
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(5) NON-FEDERAL WARRANT.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal warrant’’ means a warrant authorizing a 
search executing an ex parte judicial order to con-
fiscate a firearm by a law enforcement officer or a 
law enforcement agency affiliated with a State or 
unit of local government. 
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