The "Hold Vandals Accountable Act of 2026" proposes to amend Section 1361 of title 18, United States Code , which addresses damage or attempted damage to property of the United States. The central provision of this bill is to decrease the monetary threshold for such offenses. It specifically changes the sum of damage or attempted damage from $1,000 to $500 wherever that figure appears in the statute. This adjustment means that acts causing damage of $500 or more to federal property would now meet the criteria for prosecution under this particular statute, potentially broadening the scope of its application to smaller acts of vandalism and holding more individuals accountable.