No Bounties on Badges Act
S. 3453119th Congress

No Bounties on Badges Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Rick Scott (R-FL)9 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Dec 11, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Bounties on Badges Act.

(a) In general

Chapter 204 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the chapter heading by striking and espionage and inserting, espionage, and offering of bounties; and

(2) in section 3071, by adding at the end the following:

(c) With respect to acts of offering a bounty or offering money or other pecuniary compensation for harming or killing of any law enforcement officer of the United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who furnishes information—

(1) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for commission of such an act;

(2) leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit such an act; or

(3) leading to the prevention or frustration of such an act.

(b) Clerical amendment

The item relating to chapter 204 in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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