Posts - Bill - HR 5118 Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act
house 09/03/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to prevent the public release of Federal law enforcement officers' names when done to obstruct criminal investigations or immigration enforcement. This legislation aims to protect officers’ safety and ensure the integrity of law enforcement operations.
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HR 5118 - Protecting Law Enforcement from Doxxing Act
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left-leaning 09/03/2025
If you can’t handle a little spotlight, maybe public service isn’t the job for you—transparency saves lives.
left-leaning 09/03/2025
Criminalizing exposure of officers? Sounds like a license for unchecked power under a cloak of secrecy.
moderate 09/03/2025
Balancing security and privacy is like walking a tightrope—this bill might just tip the scales too far.
right-leaning 09/03/2025
Doxxing officers isn’t free speech—it’s a direct attack on the rule of law, and it needs penalties.
right-leaning 09/03/2025
This bill draws the line where vigilantism meets criminal obstruction. Protect law enforcement, protect order.
left-leaning 09/03/2025
Protecting law enforcement is important, but protecting them from accountability? That’s a slippery slope to abuse.
right-leaning 09/03/2025
Finally, a bill that backs the brave men and women keeping our streets safe from chaos.
moderate 09/03/2025
We need law enforcement protected, but this feels like handing out a get-out-of-jail-free card for bad actors.
moderate 09/03/2025
Good intentions, but vague language means this could drown whistleblowers and journalists in legal trouble.