H.R. 118
No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act
In Plain Language
This bill says that state and local police departments can't use money or property they receive from the federal government through asset sharing programs to investigate or prosecute a current or former President, Vice President, or presidential candidate. The ban applies specifically to funds obtained through equitable sharing arrangements with federal agencies.
Official Congressional Research Service summary
No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions ActThis bill specifies that no funds or property received through equitable sharing by a state or local law enforcement agency with the authority to prosecute a criminal case may be used to investigate or prosecute a current or former President or Vice President, or a candidate for the office of President.
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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.
Jan 3, 2025
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