Federal courts must issue lifetime no-contact orders for violent and sex crimes.
H.R. 8481 — Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026 · Filed by Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ) · 21 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This law requires federal courts to issue no-contact orders at sentencing. The orders last a person's whole life. Victims can ask to end the order if the conviction is pardoned, commuted, or overturned. Victims can also ask if circumstances change. Defendants can ask to end it only if the conviction is dismissed or overturned. Breaking the order is contempt of court. Victims pay no fee.
Who it affects
Crime victims harmed by violent and sexual offenses get a lifetime no-contact order. The order costs victims nothing. The law does not restrict other rights or remedies.
One thing to notice
The law covers only federal crimes. State crimes are not covered unless prosecuted under federal law.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
21 cosponsors: 21 Republicans.
- Apr 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Jun 3, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 3, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- no-contact order — A court order that bans someone from contacting or going near another person.
- contempt of court — Breaking a court order or showing disrespect to the court.
- commuted — A sentence that is reduced or shortened by a government official.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,804 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-01.
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