119th Congress
H.R. 6579
Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Morgan McGarvey(D-KY)
- Introduced
- Dec 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (31)
Original cosponsors (29)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Added later (2)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Jan 7, 2026
- Julie Johnson (D-TX) · Jan 7, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 10, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. - Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in House