HR8040-119

In Committee

No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 24, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HDBA694739DFD4329ABD0448593D3BF24: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026.
  • Section H376CEC953B614F6985F988B85D20E7BF: 2. Increased penalties for terrorists Section 2339A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by striking imprisoned not more than 15 years and inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, No Mercy for Terrorists Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 24, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 24, 2026

Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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