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HR 7967 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

Introduced: September 30, 2022 Introduced by: Malliotakis, Nicole Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

This bill requires certain state and local prosecutors to report data on criminal referrals and outcomes of cases involving murder or non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, or any offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm.

The reporting requirement applies to state and local prosecutors in a jurisdiction with 380,000 or more persons that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. The report must contain data on

  • cases referred for prosecution,
  • cases declined for prosecution,
  • cases resulting in a plea agreement with the defendant,
  • cases initiated against defendants with previous arrests or convictions, and
  • defendants charged who were released or eligible for bail.
What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 7, 2022
Rodgers, Cathy
· Sep 30, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 8, 2022
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jun 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7967: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7967/
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"H.R. 7967: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7967/.
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H.R. 7967, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7967/.
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