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This bill, known as the Special Operator Protection Act of 2026, amends federal law to prohibit the act of "doxing" special operations personnel and their immediate families. Doxing, in this context, refers to knowingly making "restricted personal information" publicly available about a "covered person" or their immediate family. A "covered person" includes members of special operations forces, certain Department of Defense employees or Armed Forces members involved in sensitive activities, and federal law enforcement officers working with special operations forces. "Restricted personal information" encompasses details like an individual's name linked to their workplace, visual depictions of their face or home connected to their employment, sensitive personal data such as birth dates, Social Security numbers, home addresses, and phone numbers, or biometric data. The bill makes it illegal to share this information with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite a "crime of violence" (a serious offense like murder or assault) against the covered person or their family, or with the knowledge that it will be used to facilitate such a crime. Violators face fines, imprisonment of up to 5 years, or longer sentences, including life imprisonment, if death or serious bodily injury results from the offense.

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