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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6579

Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

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Introduced 2025-12-10Topic: criminal justice

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Justice for Breonna Taylor Act This bill prohibits no-knock warrants, which generally permit law enforcement officers to enter a premises without first identifying their authority and purpose. Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant. State and local law enforcement agencies that receive funds from the Department of Justice must execute warrants that require the serving officer to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-12-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-12-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-12-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.