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Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4424| Senate 
| Updated: 8/4/2020
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (2)
Rick Scott (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020 This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.
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Timeline
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8301
Introduced in House
  • August 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8301
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8301: Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingProtest and dissentState and local government operationsViolent crime

Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4424| Senate 
| Updated: 8/4/2020
Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020 This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withhold certain funding from an office of a state or local prosecutor, district attorney, or state attorney general if DOJ determines the office abused prosecutorial discretion by failing to prosecute crimes arising from riots or destructive protest activities.
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Timeline
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Aug 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8301
Introduced in House
  • August 4, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 4, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8301
    Introduced in House
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (2)
Rick Scott (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8301: Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingProtest and dissentState and local government operationsViolent crime