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H.R.8301

H.R.8301: Holding Rioters Accountable Act of 2020

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Introduced Sept. 17, 2020
Latest Major Action Sept. 17, 2020

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Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)

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17 (All Republicans)

Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.)
Jeffrey Duncan (R-S.C.)
Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.)
Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
Greg Steube (R-Fla.)
Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)
Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)
Ted Yoho (R-Fla.)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Doug Collins (R-Ga.)
Michael Guest (R-Miss.)
Fred Keller (R-Pa.)
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

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Introduced in House - Sept. 17, 2020

Bill Summary

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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Date	Description
Sept. 17, 2020	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sept. 17, 2020	Introduced in the House by Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)

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Introduced in the House by Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)