[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5372

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of 
           natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 7, 2026

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of 
           natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims.

    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 ``Kayleigh's Law Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL LIFETIME INJUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 238 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3773. Natural lifetime injunctions
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Covered offense.--The term `covered offense'--
                    ``(A) means--
                            ``(i) a crime of violence (as such term is 
                        defined in section 16(a)) that is a felony 
                        under Federal law; or
                            ``(ii) an offense that includes as an 
                        element a sexual act or sexual conduct (as 
                        defined in section 2246) that is a felony under 
                        Federal law; and
                    ``(B) includes an offense under--
                            ``(i) section 1591;
                            ``(ii) section 2241;
                            ``(iii) section 2242;
                            ``(iv) section 2243;
                            ``(v) section 2244;
                            ``(vi) section 2245;
                            ``(vii) section 2251;
                            ``(viii) section 2251A;
                            ``(ix) section 2252;
                            ``(x) section 2252A;
                            ``(xi) section 2260;
                            ``(xii) section 2261A;
                            ``(xiii) section 2421;
                            ``(xiv) section 2422;
                            ``(xv) section 2423; or
                            ``(xvi) section 2425.
            ``(2) Contact.--The term `contact' means any direct or 
        indirect communication, transmission, or physical interaction 
        between two or more persons, including communication or 
        interaction by written, oral, electronic, digital, or physical 
        means, whether initiated personally, through an intermediary, 
        or by automated or technological systems.
    ``(b) Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any defendant convicted 
        of a covered offense, the court shall, on motion of the 
        Government (with the consent of a victim) or a victim, issue, 
        at the time of sentencing, an order prohibiting contact with a 
        victim.
            ``(2) Duration.--Such order shall remain in effect for the 
        life of the defendant, subject to subsection (c).
            ``(3) Service.--The imposition of such order shall be 
        included in and served on the defendant during any sentencing 
        proceeding.
            ``(4) Violation.--A violation of such order shall be 
        punishable as a contempt of court.
    ``(c) Termination of Injunction.--
            ``(1) In general.--An order issued under subsection (b) may 
        be terminated or suspended only--
                    ``(A) on motion of the victim to whom such order 
                pertains, alleging--
                            ``(i) that the conviction was the subject 
                        of a pardon or commutation; or
                            ``(ii) a change in circumstances; or
                    ``(B) on motion of the defendant, alleging that the 
                conviction was dismissed or overturned on appeal.
            ``(2) Hearing.--The court shall order a hearing on such 
        motion, and may take evidence regarding the allegations 
        included therein.
    ``(d) No Fee.--No fee may be assessed or collected from a victim in 
connection with the issuance of an order under subsection (b).
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit the application of an order under this section 
within the jurisdiction of any State.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``3773. Natural lifetime injunctions.''.
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