119-s3089

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3089 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3089

 To amend 

section 111 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
 barricading while evading arrest.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 30, 2025

 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend 

section 111 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
 barricading while evading arrest.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Takedown and Obstruction 
Prevention Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) Law enforcement officers across the United States face 
 unprecedented challenges and dangers in the execution of their 
 duties to protect communities, enforce laws, and maintain 
 public order.

    (2) Barricading actions often escalate confrontations, 
 prolong dangerous standoffs, divert critical resources, and 
 increase the risk of serious physical harm or death to 
 officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders.

    (3) Federal law enforcement officers make profound 
 sacrifices every day, including risking their lives to serve 
 and protect the people of the United States. Their unwavering 
 dedication deserves the full support and protection of Federal 
 law.

SEC. 3. OFFENSE OF BARRICADING DURING ARREST EVASION.

 

Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection
            (c) as subsection
            (d) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (b) the following:
 ``
            (c) Barricading Oneself During Arrest Evasion.--
 ``

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``
        (A) Barricade.--The term `barricade' means--
 ``
            (i) taking a position in a physical 
 location that prevents immediate access by any 
 Federal law enforcement officer; and
 ``
            (ii) refusing and resisting order to exit 
 the location, or comply with other lawful 
 direction, when the person knows or reasonably 
 should know that the Federal law enforcement 
 officer is attempting to apprehend the person.
 ``
        (B) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term 
 `Federal law enforcement officer' has the meaning given 
 the term in 

section 115.
 ``

    (2) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
 ``
        (A) engage in barricading in the course of 
 forcibly resisting a Federal law enforcement officer 
 engaged in the performance of official duties, in 
 violation of subsection

    (a)

    (1) ; or
 ``
        (B) aid, assist, or attempt to aid or assist 
 another person in committing conduct described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (3) Penalty.--Any person who violates paragraph

    (2) --
 ``
        (A) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
 for not more than 3 years, or both; or
 ``
        (B) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
 for not more than 5 years, or both, if, during the 
 commission of a violation of paragraph

    (2) --
 ``
            (i) the violation creates a risk of or 
 causes serious physical harm to any person;
 ``
            (ii) the person has possession or claims 
 possession of a deadly weapon; or
 ``
            (iii) a third party is present and is 
 unable to immediately and safely leave the 
 physical location of the violation.''.
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