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HR 118 · in committee · major

No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act

What this bill does

  • This bill prohibits state and local law enforcement from using federally-shared assets to investigate or prosecute current or former Presidents, Vice Presidents, or presidential candidates.
  • It affects state and local prosecutors who receive property or funds through federal equitable sharing programs.
  • The restriction applies immediately to any funds or property already received through equitable sharing arrangements.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would this bill affect state and local prosecutors' ability to investigate crimes involving current or former federal officials in their jurisdictions?

  2. 02

    Which federal equitable sharing programs would be impacted by this restriction, and what percentage of state law enforcement budgets typically depend on these federal funds?

  3. 03

    What safeguards, if any, would prevent federal officials from committing crimes in states that rely heavily on federal asset-sharing resources?

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Sponsor · R-AZ-5

Andy Biggs

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Introduced 2025-01-03

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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