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H.R. 62

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 62, the WILLIS Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 62 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb62/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 62 IH: Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 62  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act   or the   WILLIS Act  .
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of all amounts allocated for or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is hereby rescinded, and the Attorney General shall take such steps as may be necessary and practicable to require the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to reimburse the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.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb62/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 62, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 62 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 62 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 62 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 62 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • WILLIS Act — Display Title
  • WILLIS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 62 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 62’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr62/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 62 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Georgia to State and local government operations.

hr62/subjects.txt
GeorgiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com