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H.R. 8481119th CongressCrime and Law Enforcement
Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
Sponsored by Rep. Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ) · 21 active : 21 Republicans
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedAug 31, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govKayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to require federal courts to issue an order prohibiting contact with a victim (i.e., a no-contact order) in the case of a defendant who is convicted of certain violent crimes or sex crimes.
Specifically, in the case of a defendant convicted of a felony offense that is a crime of violence or that involves a sexual act or sexual conduct, on a motion by the victim or federal government, the court must issue a no-contact order.
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Under the framework, the no-contact order must be imposed at sentencing and be in effect for the lifetime of the defendant unless it is terminated or suspended in accordance with specified procedures. Additionally, no fee may be assessed or collected from a victim in connection with the issuance of a no-contact order.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Crime victims
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Violent crime
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
21 activeShow all 21 cosponsors
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
- Brian Babin (R-TX-36)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)
- David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)
- David P. Joyce (R-OH-14)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ-1)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP-AL)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN-2)
- Troy Downing (R-MT-2)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)
- Christopher H. Smith
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
