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H.R. 5118

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5118, the Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 3, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5118 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb5118/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5118 IH: Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5118  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 3, 2025   Mr. Ogles  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal prohibition on the public release of the name of a Federal law enforcement officer with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration enforcement operation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act  .
2.
Prohibition on public release of name of Federal law enforcement officer
(a)
In general
Section 1510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the heading, by inserting
and immigration enforcement operations   after
criminal investigations  ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(f)
Releasing name of Federal law enforcement officer
(1)
Definition
In this section, the term  Federal law enforcement officer  means any officer, agent, or employee of the United States authorized by law or by a Government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of Federal criminal law or immigration law.
(2)
Offense
It shall be unlawful to make the name of a Federal law enforcement officer publicly available with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration enforcement operation.
(3)
Penalty
Any person who violates paragraph (2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
  .
(b)
Technical and conforming amendments
(1)
Table of sections
The table of sections for  chapter 73  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1510 and inserting the following:
1510. Obstruction of criminal
  investigations and immigration enforcement operations.
  .
(2)
Other amendments
(A)
Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal investigations  the following:  and immigration enforcement operations .
(B)
Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 1510 (obstruction of criminal investigations  the following:  and immigration enforcement operations .
(C)
Section 3142(h)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal investigations  the following:  and immigration enforcement operations .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal prohibition on the public release of the name of a Federal law enforcement officer with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration enforcement operation.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) sponsors H.R. 5118, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5118 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5118 has taken 2 actions since Sep 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5118 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5118, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5118 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal prohibition on the public release of the name of a Federal law enforcement officer with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration enforcement operation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5118 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Homeland Security, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADRIANA RIVERA111
GRANT BAKER111
MAX ROSEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL2025 first_quarter$29.3K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5118 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5118’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr5118/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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