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Federal Prosecutorial Accountability Act
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government who are sanctioned by a court from temporarily representing the Government.
Summary
The bill amends federal law to require that federal government attorneys who are sanctioned by a court under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure be barred from representing the government in court for one year. Rule 11 sanctions are imposed when courts find that legal filings were frivolous, made for an improper purpose, or caused unnecessary delay. The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility would be responsible for implementing and enforcing this temporary prohibition. The provision would apply to all federal prosecutors who receive such sanctions. This requirement is intended to hold federal attorneys accountable when courts determine their conduct has violated procedural rules.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
Actions (2)
- Apr 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Apr 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026
Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government who are sanctioned by a court from temporarily representing the Government.
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 “Federal Prosecutorial Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF SANCTIONED ATTORNEYS FROM REPRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT.
Section 530B(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “The” and inserting “(1) The”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(2)(A) The rules described in paragraph (1) shall provide for barring an attorney for the Government from representing the Government in court and filings for 1 year if a court has imposed sanctions under rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the attorney.
“(B) The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice shall carry out the rules described in subparagraph (A).”. <all>
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