Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3955 To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes. 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 A BILL To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Breonna 4 Taylor Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NO-KNOCK WARRANTS. 6 (a) FEDERAL PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any 7 other provision of law, a Federal law enforcement officer 8 (as defined in section 115 of title 18, United States Code) 9 may not execute a warrant until after the officer provides 10 notice of his or her authority and purpose. 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:53 Jun 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3955.IS S3955 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3955 IS (b) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- 1 CIES.—Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after 2 the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year 3 thereafter, a State or local law enforcement agency that 4 receive funds from the Department of Justice during the 5 fiscal year may not execute a warrant that does not re- 6 quire the law enforcement officer serving the warrant to 7 provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before 8 forcibly entering a premises. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:53 Jun 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3955.IS S3955 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS