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119th Congress

H.R. 7439

Uniform Standards for Federal Law Enforcement Act of 2026

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Grace Meng(D-NY)
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Summary

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Official title: To provide that Federal law enforcement officers may only use deadly force when necessary to prevent imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to the law enforcement officer or another person, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Feb 9, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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