To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to support protective orders that protect individuals who are related by blood or marriage to individuals in intimate relationships, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8733 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8733 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to support protective orders that protect individuals who are related by blood or marriage to individuals in intimate relationships, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2026 Mr. Ryan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to support protective orders that protect individuals who are related by blood or marriage to individuals in intimate relationships, 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 ``Melanie's Law''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PROTECTIVE ORDERS THAT PROTECT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE TO INDIVIDUALS IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART PP--MELANIE'S LAW: GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PROTECTIVE ORDERS THAT PROTECT INDIVIDUALS RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE TO INDIVIDUALS IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS ``SEC. 3061. PURPOSE; DEFINITION OF MELANIE'S LAW PROTECTIVE ORDER AUTHORITIES. ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to support States to implement the Melanie's Law protective order authorities and carry out related activities involving protective orders and domestic violence. ``(b) Definition of Melanie's Law Protective Order Authorities.--In this part, the term `Melanie's Law protective order autho