,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #a1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and
 ,ms4 ,hirono7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit high-level         
appointees in the ,department of        
,justice from participating in          
particular matters in which the         
,president1 a relative of the           
,president1 or an individual associated 
with the campaign of the ,president is a
 party4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,blocking ,appointees  
from ,refusing ,recusal ,act or the     
,,barr ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on       
high-level appointees in the ,department
 of ,justice participating in particular
 matters in which the ,president1 a     
relative of the ,president1 or an       

individual associated with the campaign 
of the ,president is a party ,no funds1 
resources1 or fees made available to the
 ,department of ,justice by any ,act of 
,congress for any fiscal year1 may be   
used for any participation by an officer
 or employee of the ,department of      
,justice appointed by the ,president1 by
 and with the advice and consent of the 
,senate1 or by a ,united ,states        
attorney appointed by the ,attorney     
,general under section #edf of title    
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 in any      
particular matter 7as defined in section
 #bjg7;i7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code7 involving a specific party who   
is-- 7#a7 the ,president who appointed  
the officer or employee2  7#b7 a        
relative 7as defined in section #caaj of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 of the
 ,president who appointed the officer or
 employee2 or  7#c7 a current or former 
agent or official of a campaign for     
elected office of the ,president who    
appointed the officer or employee4