BARR Act
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedJun 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act or the BARR Act
This bill prohibits high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2020 to Jul 2, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 25, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 1, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Department of Justice
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Federal officials
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Lawyers and legal services
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
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