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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

This bill prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from using funds and property received through federal asset forfeiture "equitable sharing" programs to investigate or prosecute the President, Vice President, former Presidents or Vice Presidents, or presidential candidates. Equitable sharing allows state and local agencies to receive portions of assets forfeited in federal drug and crime cases. Agencies must certify compliance with the prohibition to the Attorney General. Agencies that violate the prohibition can be disqualified from receiving future forfeited property or proceeds from the federal government. The bill defines "candidate" according to the Federal Election Campaign Act.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
  • ULINE $6,600
  • TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
  • LEE BENSON $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →

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

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 5342 — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3591 — Carla Walker Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1188 — Police CAMERA Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 356 — District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2120 — Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 2332 — SHARE Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 3081 — Law Enforcement Solidarity Act · Introduced Apr 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 7711 — No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act · Introduced Feb 25, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 6731 — Restore Trust in Government Act · Introduced Dec 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 1196 — Protect U.S. National Security Act · Introduced Feb 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 1168 — Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 9961 — No Campaign Funded Cover-Ups Act · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%

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

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

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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