[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7846 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7846

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty 
          for obstructing immigration enforcement activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2026

  Mr. Rulli (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. 
    Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty 
          for obstructing immigration enforcement activities.

    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 ``Halo Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 
              ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1522. Obstructing immigration enforcement activities
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Federal immigration enforcement officer.--The term 
        `Federal immigration enforcement officer' means any officer, 
        agent, or employee of the United States authorized by law or by 
        a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
        detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
        Federal immigration law.
            ``(2) Harass.--The term `harass' means to knowingly engage 
        in a course of conduct directed at a Federal immigration 
        enforcement officer that intentionally causes substantial 
        emotional distress in that Federal immigration enforcement 
        officer and serves no legitimate purpose.
    ``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for a person, after receiving 
a verbal warning not to approach from an individual whom the person 
knows or reasonably should know is a Federal immigration enforcement 
officer, and who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, 
to knowingly violate the warning and approach or remain within 25 feet 
of the Federal immigration enforcement officer with the intent to--
            ``(1) impede or interfere with the ability of the Federal 
        immigration enforcement officer to perform that legal duty;
            ``(2) threaten the Federal immigration enforcement officer 
        with physical harm; or
            ``(3) harass the Federal immigration enforcement officer.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1522. Obstructing immigration enforcement activities.''.
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