S 3851
116th Congress
Senate
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
Lawyers and legal services
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
BARR Act
Introduced: June 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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