Federal Agent Responsibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-1243
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Judicial procedure and administration

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Agent Responsibility Act</b></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits any federal law enforcement officer or individual employed by a federal law enforcement agency from providing financial or material aid in support of executing a nonfederal warrant requested by a state or local law enforcement agency. <i>Nonfederal warrant</i> refers to a warrant authorizing a search by a state or local law enforcement agency or office executing an ex parte judicial order to confiscate a firearm. </p> <p>The bill permits a federal law enforcement officer to forcibly enter a location subject to a warrant, in less than 30 seconds, if there is a threat or risk of serious, imminent life-threatening injury and the officer submits a formal written report to the judicial official responsible for authorizing the warrant.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1243 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Agent Responsibility Act . 2. Prohibition on no-knock raids (a) Prohibition against financial aid or material 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 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 support For purposes of this Act, a Federal law enforcement officer shall not be considered to have provided financial 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. 3. Exception for serious, imminent life-threatening injuries; report (a) Certain circumstances A Federal law enforcement 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-threatening 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 responsible for authorizing the Federal or non-Federal warrant not more 14 days after the date on which such warrant was executed. 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 engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, 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, communications equipment or services, facilities, weapons, personnel, vehicles, clothing, or other physical assets. (5) Non-federal warrant The term non-Federal warrant means a warrant authorizing a search executing an ex parte judicial order to confiscate a firearm by a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency affiliated with a State or unit of local government.