Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026

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Mandatory Lifetime No-Contact Orders for Violent/Sex Offense Convictions

Adds a new statutory provision (18 U.S.C. § 3773) requiring federal courts to impose a lifetime no-contact injunction against defendants convicted of covered offenses — violent felonies and felonies involving sexual acts or conduct — on motion of the government or a victim, with violations punishable as contempt of court and termination available only upon pardon, commutation, dismissal, or reversal on appeal.

• Population Scope Low Applies only to federal defendants convicted of violent or sexual felonies and their identified victims — a small fraction of the U.S. population.
• Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated; the bill explicitly prohibits fees from victims, and no independent fiscal mechanism is created.
• Legal / Regulatory Depth High Creates a new statutory mandate binding federal courts to impose lifetime injunctions, a new enforceable prohibition on defendants, and a new contempt-based enforcement right — each a substantive change to the law.
• Degree of Discretion Granted Low The mandate is framed entirely in 'shall' language, leaving courts no discretion over whether to issue the order once conviction of a covered offense is established.
• Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium Imposes recurring case-by-case adjudication — courts must conduct sentencing proceedings, handle termination motions with hearings, and enforce violations as contempt — but requires no new administrative infrastructure.
• Temporal Commitment High Each order runs for the natural life of the defendant with no expiry, and the statute itself has no sunset, persisting until Congress acts to repeal or amend it.