[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3955 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3955

         To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2020

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
         To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Breonna Taylor Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NO-KNOCK WARRANTS.

    (a) Federal Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115 of 
title 18, United States Code) may not execute a warrant until after the 
officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose.
    (b) State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.--Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and each fiscal year thereafter, a State or local law enforcement 
agency that receive funds from the Department of Justice during the 
fiscal year may not execute a warrant that does not require the law 
enforcement officer serving the warrant to provide notice of his or her 
authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.
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