Support legislation to establish criminal penalties for individuals who, after being warned, remain within a 25-foot buffer zone around harassed federal immigration enforcement officers and interfere with, threaten, or harass them during lawful duties.

The Halo Act, a companion bill to Senator Ashley Moody’s (R-FL) S.3179, would establish criminal penalties for individuals who, after being verbally warned, remain within a 25-foot “halo” around a harassed officer. These penalties would apply to anyone interfering with, threatening, or harassing that officer while they are carrying out lawful immigration enforcement duties.

Rulli introduced the Halo Act to create criminal penalties for people who violate a 25-foot buffer around ICE officers and interfere with them while they work.

Rulli Introduces Halo Act to protect ICE Officers | Congressman Michael Rulli
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Official bill page identifies S.3179 (Halo Act) as introduced on 11/18/2025, with the official title: “A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities.” It lists the latest action as read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the tracker status as Introduced.

The Senate companion bill matching the claim was introduced, but only referred to committee; no enactment or broader advancement is shown.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S.3179 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Halo Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The introduced text creates an offense for a person who, after a verbal warning, knowingly violates the warning and approaches or remains within 25 feet of a federal immigration enforcement officer with intent to impede, threaten physical harm, or harass, and sets a penalty of fine, up to 5 years imprisonment, or both.

This is a direct textual match to the claim’s proposed buffer-zone criminal penalty concept, showing the policy was formally drafted and introduced.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119s3179is.pdf
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Rulli’s office states that he introduced the Halo Act (H.R. 7846), describing it as a companion bill to S.3179 that would establish criminal penalties for individuals who, after being verbally warned, remain within a 25-foot “halo” around a harassed officer while interfering with, threatening, or harassing that officer during lawful immigration enforcement duties.

Rulli took a concrete legislative step by introducing a House companion bill that tracks the claim closely, but the source shows introduction rather than passage or enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rulli Introduces Halo Act to protect ICE Officers | Congressman Michael Rulli
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