Don Bacon

05/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/13/2026 08:01

During National Police Week, Bacon and Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan “Stop the Doxx Act” to Protect Law Enforcement Officers and their Families

During National Police Week, Bacon and Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan "Stop the Doxx Act" to Protect Law Enforcement Officers and their Families
Highlights Critical Importance of Investing in Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To mark National Police Week, U.S. Representative Don Bacon (NE-02) alongside Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) introduced a bipartisan federal bill to protect law enforcement officers and their families from doxxing - the publishing of personal information online to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence - and the Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL) Reauthorization Act.
The Stop the Doxx Act will:
  • Make it a federal crime - with strengthened penalties - to knowingly publish the personal information of a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer, prosecutor, judge, or immediate family member with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence.
  • The legislation sets penalties of prison time, not just fines, which increases if the conduct results in bodily injury or death.
  • The bill also creates a national training program to help officers and public servants better protect their personal information online and understand their rights when their data is leaked.
"Those who protect our communities and uphold the rule of law deserve protection from threats, intimidation, and violence," said Rep. Bacon. "The Stop the Doxx Act makes clear that weaponizing personal information against law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, or their families is unacceptable and must carry real consequences. With threats and intimidation against these public servants continuing to rise, this legislation is needed now. I look forward to working with Rep. Gottheimer to get this bipartisan legislation signed into law."
"You can't protect our communities if you can't protect the people who sacrifice so much for us," said Rep. Gottheimer. "Doxxing isn't harmless online behavior. It is targeted intimidation against the people who keep our families safe, and the law has simply not kept up with the threat. We must always get the backs of those who risk their lives every day to protect us, and that means making sure they and their families are safe both on the job and at home."
Targeted doxxing campaigns have surged, with more than 11.7 million American adults having been doxxed overall, with officers' home addresses, photos of their spouses and children, and direct threats spreading across social media. Only nineteen states currently have any anti-doxxing protections for public officials; thirty-one have none on the books at all.

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