Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8481 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8481 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2026 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Downing, Mr. Babin, Mr. Taylor, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Palmer, Ms. Mace, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Meuser, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims. 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 ``Kayleigh's Law Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. NATURAL LIFETIME INJUNCTIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 238 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 3773. Natural lifetime injunctions ``(a) In General.--In the case of any defendant convicted of a covered offense, the court shall, on motion of the Government or a victim, include in any sentence imposed on that defendant an order prohibiting contact with a victim. Such order shall remain in effect for the life of the defendant, subject to subsection (c). The imposition of such order shall be included in any sentencing proceeding. A violation of such order shall be punishable as a contempt of court. ``(b) Termination of Injunction.-- ``(1) In general.--An order issued under subsection (a) may be terminated or suspended only-- ``(A) on motion of the victim to whom such orde