I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7136 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit doxing of special 
operations personnel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. HARRIGAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit doxing 
of special operations personnel, and for 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 ‘‘Special Operator Pro-
tection Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 120. Protection of special operations personnel 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘covered 
person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the special operations 
forces; 
‘‘(B) an employee of the Department of 
Defense or a member of the Armed Forces (as 
defined in section 101(a) of title 10) designated 
by the Secretary of Defense who conducts or 
participates in Department of Defense sensitive 
activities (as defined in section 130g of title 
10); or 
‘‘(C) a Federal law enforcement officer as-
signed or attached to, or performing duty with 
a member of, the special operations forces. 
‘‘(2) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘crime of 
violence’ has the meaning given the term in section 
16. 
‘‘(3) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY.—The term ‘imme-
diate family’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 115(c). 
‘‘(4) RESTRICTED PERSONAL INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘restricted personal information’ means, 
with respect to an individual— 
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‘‘(A) the individual’s name in connection 
with the individual’s place of employment; 
‘‘(B) a visual depiction of the individual’s 
face or likeness in connection with the individ-
ual’s name and place of employment; 
‘‘(C) a visual depiction of the individual’s 
home in connection with the individual’s name 
and place of employment; 
‘‘(D) the date of birth, Social Security 
number, home address, home phone number, 
mobile phone number, personal email, or home 
fax number of, and identifiable to, the indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(E) the individual’s biometric data. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful to knowingly 
make restricted personal information about a covered per-
son, or a member of the immediate family of that covered 
person, publicly available— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or 
incite the commission of a crime of violence against 
the covered person or a member of the immediate 
family of the covered person; or 
‘‘(2) with the intent and knowledge that the re-
stricted personal information will be used to threat-
en, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a 
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