YourVoice.Now Summary
Criminal Justice & Due ProcessYour MoneyVictims of federal violent and sex crimes could get a no-contact order that lasts the offender's lifetime.
Criminal Justice & Due Process
The order would apply to federal felony crimes of violence and federal felony sex crimes, including trafficking and child exploitation. It would stay in force until the offender dies.
Today a judge weighs whether to order no contact. Under this bill the court would have to issue the order once the victim or the prosecutor asks.
A victim could ask to end it if the sentence was pardoned or cut short, or if their situation changed. The offender could ask only if the conviction was dismissed or overturned on appeal.
Your Money
No court could charge a victim anything to get one of these orders. The bill bars any fee tied to the request.
More about this bill
If you are the victim of a federal violent crime or sex crime, you could get a no-contact order. It would last the rest of the offender's life. The judge would have to issue it at sentencing if you or a prosecutor asks for it. You would pay no fee. The ban would cover any contact at all. That includes calls, texts, mail, social media, and messages passed through a friend. Breaking it would be treated as contempt of court. Ending the order would take a hearing. You could ask to end it if the sentence was pardoned or your situation changed. The offender could ask only if the conviction was thrown out.
Congressional Summary
Kayleigh’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. 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed House
- Action Date
- 2026-08-31
- Date Added
- 2026-08-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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