Lifetime no-contact orders for federal violent and sex crime convictions.
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
A judge must issue a no-contact order for violent felony or sex offense convictions in federal court. The order lasts the person's whole life and starts at sentencing. It stops the convicted person from contacting the victim. Victims do not pay a fee. A victim can ask to end the order if the conviction is pardoned or commuted. A victim can also ask to end it if the conviction is overturned on appeal. A victim can ask to end it if circumstances change. A defendant can ask to end the order only if the conviction is dismissed. A defendant can also ask if the conviction is overturned. Breaking the order is contempt of court.
Who it affects
Victims of violent crimes and sexual offenses in federal cases gain a permanent, free legal tool. The tool prevents contact from convicted offenders. Defendants convicted of these crimes must follow the lifetime no-contact order.
One thing to notice
The bill covers only federal crimes. State violent and sexual offenses are not included.
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 forbids one person from talking to or going near another.
- felony — A serious crime, worse than a misdemeanor.
- contempt of court — Breaking a court order or being disrespectful to a judge in court.
- commuted — When a leader reduces a person's prison sentence.
- federal court — A court that handles crimes against the United States or crimes across state lines.
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 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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