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H.R. 350 119th Congress House

Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to direct district attorney and prosecutors offices to report to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Nicole Malliotakis Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
    for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.
    for GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2025
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Jan 23, 2025
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 13, 2025
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Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 13, 2025
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2025
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jan 13, 2025
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jan 13, 2025
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 350: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-350/
MLA
"H.R. 350: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-350/.
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H.R. 350, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-350/.
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[H.R. 350: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-350/)
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