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No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act

To prohibit the use of forfeited funds made available to certain State or local law enforcement agencies pursuant to equitable sharing for certain purposes.

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 3, 2025) 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.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice
Legislative subjects (4)
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationLaw enforcement administration and fundingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operations

Summary
  • Prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using federally-shared forfeited funds to investigate or prosecute the President, Vice President, former Presidents or Vice Presidents, or presidential candidates.
  • Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to certify to the Attorney General that they will comply with this prohibition.
  • Allows the Attorney General to withhold future federally-shared forfeited funds from agencies that fail to comply with the prohibition.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 3, 2025 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. · house
  2. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 10326 — PROOF Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1890 — Carla Walker Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 9310 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 5342 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2354 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3591 — Carla Walker Act (shares 3 subjects)

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To prohibit the use of forfeited funds made available to certain State or local law enforcement agencies pursuant to equitable sharing for certain purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act”.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FORFEITED FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO EQUITABLE SHARING.

(a) In General.—No funds or property received pursuant to section 511(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(e)), section 981 of title 18, United States Code, or section 524 of title 28, United States Code, by a State or local law enforcement agency with the authority to prosecute a criminal case may be used to investigate or prosecute the President or Vice President, a former President or Vice President, or a candidate for the office of President.

(b) Certification.—A State or local law enforcement agency referred to in subsection (a) shall certify to the Attorney General that the law enforcement agency will comply with subsection (a).

(c) Disqualification.—In the case of a State or local law enforcement agency that the Attorney General determines has failed to comply with this section, the Attorney General may not transfer, under section 511(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811(e)), section 981 of title 18, United States Code, or section 524 of title 28, United States Code, any property seized by the Attorney General and forfeited to the United States, or any of the proceeds from the sale of such property to such State or local law enforcement agency.

(d) Definition.—In this section, the term “candidate” has the meaning given such term in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101). <all>

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