Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

Bill: 118-hr-7617
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2024-03-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2024 Mr. McGarvey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act . 2. Prohibition on no-knock warrants (a) Federal prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115 of title 18, United States Code) may not execute a warrant until after the officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose. (b) State and local law enforcement agencies Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, a State or local law enforcement agency that receives funds from the Department of Justice during the fiscal year may not execute a warrant that does not require the law enforcement officer serving the warrant to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.