,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbj,mrs4 ,lesko 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,jordan1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,duncan1   
,mr4 ,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 
,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,web] (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,coll9s (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 & ,mr4 ,kell]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to )hold a p]c5tage ( ,f$]al fund+ f   
,/ate & local prosecutors :o fail to    
fai?fully prosecute crimes relat$ to    
prote/s & riots4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,hold+ ,riot]s     
,acc\ntable ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s & 
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,opportuni/ic riot]s &     
viol5t extremi/s are de/roy+ public &   
private prop]ty ) impunity4  7#b7 ,local
 & ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]s are on !  
front l9es e night attempt+ to prev5t ! 
mass de/ruction ( prop]ty4  7#c7 ,law   

en=cem5t (fic]s are do+ _! jobs by      
arre/+ ^? :o are f\nd to be committ+ !  
viol5ce & de/ruction4  7#d7 ,9 c]ta9    
jurisdictions1 h[ev]1 local & ,/ate     
prosecutors are turn+ a bl9d eye to !   
de/ruction & viol5ce4  7#e7 ,^! actions 
d a diss]vice to ! law en=cem5t (fic]s  
fai?fully c>ry+ out _! responsibility to
 uphold ! rule ( law4  7#f7 ,! ,(fice ( 
,ju/ice ,programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice provid$ approximately           
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 grants & fund+ to ,/ate
 & local gov]nm5ts 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj4  
7#g7 ,di/rict attorney & ,/ate attorney 
g5]al (fices h abus$ ! use (            
prosecutorial discretion & fail to      
protect private & public prop]ty or fail
 to confront & address viol5t riots &   
loot+ %\ld n receive ,f$]al support4    
7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 provide au?ority = ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
to )hold ,f$]al grant am\nts & o!r fund+
 provid$ to ,/ate & local prosecutors1  
di/rict attorneys1 & ,/ate attorney     
g5]al (fices if su* prosecutors or      

(fices fail to fai?fully uphold ! rule (
 law by fail+ to prop]ly prosecute      
crim9al acts committ$ dur+ riots &      
prote/s4  #c4 ,)hold+ ( p]c5tage (      
dep>tm5t ( ju/ice grants & o!r fund+    
s\rces f /ate & local prosecutors1      
di/rict attorneys1 & /ate attorneys     
g5]al  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may )hold f all am\nts t w\ld o!rwise be
 aw>d$ or made available "u "p ,,jj (   
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfga et seq47 or a          
,,covid-#ai relat$ em]g5cy fund+ program
 to a ,/ate prosecutor's (fice1 a       
di/rict attorney's (fice1 or a ,/ate    
attorney g5]al's (fice 9 a fiscal ye> by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice-- 7#a7 n m ?an   
#aj p]c5t ( su* am\nts if ! ,attorney   
,g5]al det]m9es1 9 accordance )         
subsection 7b71 t ! (fice has abus$ !   
use ( prosecutorial discretion by fail+ 
to prosecute crimes /emm+ f riots or o!r
 viol5t or de/ructive prote/ activities2
 &  7#b7 n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( su* am\nts 

if ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t1 9 !   
c\rse ( an abuse ( ! use ( prosecutorial
 discretion det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 if
 a crime t 0 n prosecut$ 0 an assault   
aga9/ a law en=cem5t (fic]4  7b7 ,/&>d =
 det]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate    
prosecutor's (fice1 a di/rict attorney's
 (fice1 or a ,/ate attorney g5]al's     
(fice %all be det]m9$ to h abus$ !      
prosecutorial discretion ( ! (fice "u   
subsection 7a7 if ! (fice refuses1 z a  
g5]al policy r ?an on a case-by-case    
det]m9ation1 to seek prosecution =      
crimes committ$ by individuals engag$ 9 
or connect$ to riot+1 loot+1 or o!r     
viol5t or de/ructive activities1 unless 
su* policy is 9 accordance ) an ord]    
issu$ by a c\rt ( law4  7#b7 ,limitation
 ,a ,/ate prosecutor's (fice1 a di/rict 
attorney's (fice1 or a ,/ate attorney   
g5]al's (fice %all n be det]m9$ to h    
abus$ ! prosecutorial discretion ( !    
(fice "u subsection 7a7 if ! ,attorney  
,g5]al det]m9es t su* ex]cise (         
prosecutorial discretion is prop]ly made

 bas$ on ! /r5g? ( evid5ce1 individual  
facts 9 ! case1 coop]ation ( ! def5dant1
 or o!r appropriate prosecutorial       
decision mak+ factors4  7#c7 ,requirem5t
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli%       
crit]ia = det]m9+ :e!r a ,/ate          
prosecutor's (fice1 a di/rict attorney's
 (fice1 or a ,/ate attorney g5]al's     
(fice has abus$ ! prosecutorial         
discretion ( ! (fice "u subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,review ( relevant in=mation ,9 mak+
 a det]m9ation "u subsection 7a71 !     
,attorney ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 review any 
arre/ /ati/ics1 in=mation1 or docum5ts1 
provid$ by a law en=cem5t ag5cy t       
conduct$ au?oriz$ op]ations connect$ to 
a riot or o!r viol5t or de/ructive      
prote/ activity2  7#b7 review any       
prosecution /ati/ics1 in=mation1 or     
docum5ts1 provid$ by ! (fice be+ review$
 relat+ to indictm5t1 dismissal1 or     
conviction ( individuals *>g$ ) any     
crime connect$ to a riot or o!r viol5t  
or de/ructive prote/ activity2 &  7#c7  
review any /atem5ts1 ord]s1 or o!r      

in=mation made by an executive political
 lead] ) responsibility = appo9t+ or    
o!rwise ov]see+ ! op]ations & activities
 ( ! (fice be+ review$4  7d7 ,re/rict$  
use ( funds ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate t !     
,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es is a ,/ate    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 because a     
local di/rict attorney or prosecutor has
 abus$ prosecutorial discretion by fail+
 to prosecute crimes /emm+ f riots or   
o!r viol5t or de/ructive prote/         
activities1 ! ,/ate may n-- 7#a7 make ! 
am\nts made available "u a program      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 available =   
use by ! local gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 to !   
maximum ext5t practicable1 exp5d !      
am\nts made available "u a program      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9 any         
community or location subject to !      
jurisdiction ( ! local gov]nm5t4