House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of natural lifetime injunctions for certain victims.
Sponsor: Rep. Abraham Hamadeh R-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2026
- Committee actionJun 3, 2026
- Passed HouseAug 31, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8481.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-731 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 6, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 6, 2026 ↗
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- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/731
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 72, April 23, 2026, Page H3092):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2026 ↗
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- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
06478af453c538a53f0e59b4d20de6e64b6db81efbc09c616e8e6364ee1950d7
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 21 Republicans
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Troy Downing (R-MT), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), David Joyce (R-OH), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), W. Steube (R-FL), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), David Taylor (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Abraham Hamadeh.
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Related bills
- S. 5372 (119th) Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.