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Bill May 16, 2026

A bill to prohibit the sharing of certain information about Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4508 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4508 To prohibit the sharing of certain information about Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Lee, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the sharing of certain information about Federal law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 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 ``Blocking Leaks Undermining Enforcement Act'' or the ``BLUE Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. Section 119 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) in the case of a covered person who is a Federal law enforcement officer, with the intent to physically obstruct, impede, interfere with, or retaliate against, or to aid another in physically obstructing, impeding, interfering with, or retaliating against, any lawful duty, investigation, operation, or official proceeding of the United States involving such officer,''; and (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and, with respect to a Federal law enforcement officer, any physical location at which such officer is or is reasonably expected to be present (whether on or off duty)'' after ``that individual''; and (B)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4508
Tommy Tuberville U.S. Senator Cosponsor Mike Rounds U.S. Senator Rick Scott U.S. Senator Sponsor Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senator Cosponsor Ted Budd U.S. Senator Cosponsor James Lankford U.S. Senator Cosponsor Mike Lee U.S. Senator Cosponsor
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