Special Operator Protection Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3651 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3651 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit doxing of special operations personnel, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) 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 doxing of special operations personnel, 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 ``Special Operator Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 120. Protection of special operations personnel ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered person.--The term `covered person' means-- ``(A) a member of the special operations forces; ``(B) an employee of the Department of Defense or a member of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10) designated by the Secretary of Defense who conducts or participates in Department of Defense sensitive activities (as defined in section 130g of title 10); or ``(C) a Federal law enforcement officer assigned or attached to, or performing duty with a member of, the special operations forces. ``(2) Crime of violence.--The term `crime of violence' has the meaning given the term in section 16. ``(3) Immediate family.--The term `immediate family' has the meaning given the term in section 115(c). ``(4) Restricted personal information.--The term `restricted personal information' me