S4324Referred to Committee
Federal Prosecutorial Accountability Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-16
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Democrat · NM · Senator
Votes with party: 62.6% (321 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/L000570
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Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-04-16
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-16
Plain-English Summary
This bill would prevent federal government lawyers who have been punished by a court for misconduct from temporarily filling in to represent the government in legal cases. The measure aims to ensure that only lawyers in good standing handle government legal matters, protecting the integrity of cases where the federal government is involved.
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Subjects
Law
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4324 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4324 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government who are sanctioned by a court from temporarily representing the Government. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government who are sanctioned by a court from temporarily representing the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prosecutorial Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF SANCTIONED ATTORNEYS FROM REPRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT. Section 530B(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(1) The''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(2)(A) The rules described in paragraph (1) shall provide for barring an attorney for the Government from representing the Government in court and filings for 1 year if a court has imposed sanctions under rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the attorney. ``(B) The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice shall carry out the rules described in subparagraph (A).''. <all>
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