No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023
Latest action · Jan 31, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No More Political Prosecutions Act
This bill allows a current or former President or Vice President to remove to federal court a civil action or criminal prosecution brought against them in state court. Under current law, removal in this situation is limited to cases that involve official actions.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2023 to Oct 18, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Oct 18, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2023Markup Sep 28, 2023Reported Jan 31, 2024 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-371.
- Jan 31, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
- Sep 28, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 28, 2023Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- Apr 10, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 20, 2023H.R. 2553, No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 28, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 61, April 10, 2023, page H1718.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-35 | TURBULENCE AHEAD: CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYING A LONG-TERM FAA BILL114 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Nov 30, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSB11213 | Removal to Federal Court of Cases Against Federal Officials and Agents | Insight | Nov 13, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4593 | No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2024 | Related bill | Jun 18, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize removal of an action or prosecution against a President, Vice President, former President, or former Vice President, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No More Political Prosecutions Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2024Reported in House
- Apr 10, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
