Vote Yes on this bill if you want victims of serious federal violent and sexual crimes to be able to get lifetime no-contact orders at sentencing, with no filing fee, to reduce future harassment, intimidation, or retraumatization.

Organizations that support this bill may include victims’ rights groups, anti-sexual violence organizations, anti-trafficking advocates, and law enforcement associations that want stronger long-term protections for victims of serious federal crimes.

Vote No on this bill if you want courts to keep more discretion over protective orders and avoid automatic lifetime restrictions that some may see as too broad, too rigid, or difficult to revisit later.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include civil liberties groups, criminal justice reform advocates, and defense attorney associations that worry about mandatory lifetime no-contact orders, limited judicial flexibility, and due process concerns.