A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harming animals used in law enforcement, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4643 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4643 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit harming animals used in law enforcement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 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 prohibit harming animals used in law enforcement, 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 ``LEO K9 Protection Act''. SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. Section 1368 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ``(b) Whoever, in the commission of any act described in subsection (a), uses a deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. ``(c) In this section, the term `police animal' means a dog or horse in the service of a Federal agency (whether in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch), or in the service of a State, county, or local agency that is assisting a Federal agency-- ``(1) for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or the apprehension of criminal offenders, the detection of flammable materials, the investigation of fires, the detection of missing persons (including persons who are lost, who are trapped under debris as the result of a natural, manmade, or technological disaster, or who are drowning