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.

Michael A. Rulli · Ohio · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

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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Evidence

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 58108 · locator unknown

Last Action Date Listed March 5, 2026 Action Mr. Rulli introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo metadata for Rulli's H.R. 7846 shows introduction and referral to House Judiciary, with no enacted-law status shown. This is concrete effort but not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7846 (IH) - Halo Act - BILLS-119hr7846ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

verified · Source version 58110 · locator 2140

approach or remain within 25 feet of the Federal immigration enforcement officer with the intent to--

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced House bill text matches the promised 25-foot immigration-enforcement buffer-zone criminal penalty concept, confirming a drafted legislative attempt but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr7846ih.htm | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The promise was to support legislation establishing criminal penalties tied to a 25-foot buffer zone around federal immigration enforcement officers. Evidence shows Rulli took a concrete step by introducing the House Halo Act companion bill, and the bill text closely matches the promised policy. However, the available evidence only shows introduction and committee referral, not passage by Congress or enactment into law. Because the term is ongoing and the legislative effort is active but not completed, the best judgment is unresolved rather than delivered or never.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 97%