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WILLIS Act

To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 3, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Legislative subjects (3)
GeorgiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations

Summary
  • Prohibits Federal funds from being awarded or made available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
  • Rescinds all unobligated balances of Federal funds previously allocated to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
  • Requires the Attorney General to seek repayment from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office for all Federal funds expended for such Office after January 1, 2021.

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)
2 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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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 (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.

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 “Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act” or the “WILLIS Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING WITH RESPECT TO FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

(a) Prohibition on Federal Funding.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.

(b) Rescission and Repayment of Federal Funding.—The unobligated balances of all amounts allocated for or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is hereby rescinded, and the Attorney General shall take such steps as may be necessary and practicable to require the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts expended for such Office after the date of January 1, 2021. <all>

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