Halo Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3179 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3179 To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2025 Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Halo Act''. SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1522. Obstructing immigration enforcement activities ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Federal immigration enforcement officer.--The term `Federal immigration enforcement officer' means any officer, agent, or employee of the United States authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of Federal immigration law. ``(2) Harass.--The term `harass' means to knowingly engage in a course of conduct directed at a Federal immigration enforcement officer that intentionally causes substantial emotional distress in that Federal immigration enforcement officer and serves no legitimate purpose. ``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for a person, after receiving a verbal warning not to approach from an individual whom the person knows or reasonably should know is a Federal immigration enforcement officer, an