Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 17, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2020 to Sep 22, 2020, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4424 | Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020 | Related bill | Aug 4, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against property
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Protest and dissent
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in House
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