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H.R. 8301

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To withhold a percentage of Federal funding from State and local prosecutors who fail to faithfully prosecute crimes related to protests and riots.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
September 17, 2020
Sponsor
Rep. Debbie LeskoR
Cosponsors (17)
0D 17R
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Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020 This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.

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