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H.R. 118

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 118, the No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 118 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb118/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 118 IH: No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions 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. 118  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act  .
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 ).

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

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb118/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 118 alone.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 118 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Judiciary.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 118 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
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.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 118 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 118 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act — Display Title
  • No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of forfeited funds made available to certain State or local law enforcement agencies pursuant to equitable sharing for certain purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 118 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW KORST111
BRENT GARDNER111
DANIEL TILLSON111
FAITH BURNS111
HELDER TOSTE111
KATELYN BLEDSOE111
KELLY MERKEL111
KRISTIN SKRZYCKI111
LAUREN STEWART111
MATTHEW KEENAN111
MICHAEL DINGELL111
MICHAEL NUDO111
SCOTT RAUSCH111
THOMAS FLETCHER111
WILLIAM BURGER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 118 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 118’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr118/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. 118 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation to State and local government operations.

hr118/subjects.txt
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationLaw enforcement administration and fundingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operations

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com