[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6666 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6666
To direct the Attorney General to establish a single grant program to
make grants to hire prosecutors, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Kennedy of New
York, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr.
Ciscomani, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to establish a single grant program to
make grants to hire prosecutors, and for other purposes.
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 ``Helping Improve Recruitment and
Retention Efforts for Prosecutors Act of 2025'' or as the ``HIRRE
Prosecutors Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR PROSECUTORS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a program
(in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to assist a State,
territory, unit of local government, or tribal government in hiring
prosecutors.
(b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the Program, the Attorney
General may award a grant on a competitive basis in accordance with
this section.
(c) Eligible Recipients.--The Attorney General may award a grant
under the Program each year to a prosecutor's office of a State,
territory, unit of local government, or tribal government that submits
an application pursuant to subsection (d).
(d) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an
eligible recipient shall submit to the Attorney General an application
in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the
Attorney General determines to be appropriate.
(e) Eligible Projects.--Grant funds awarded under the Program may
only be used to hire, retain, and train prosecutors or support staff
for a prosecutor's office of a State, territory, unit of local
government, or tribal government.
(f) Use of Components.--The Attorney General may use any component
of the Department of Justice in carrying out this section.
(g) Preferential Consideration of Applications for Certain
Grants.--In awarding grants under this section, the Attorney General
may give preferential consideration to an application--
(1) to hire and train new prosecutors or support staff for
a prosecutor's office of a State, territory, unit of local
government, or tribal government;
(2) to rehire prosecutors who have been laid off as a
result of State, territory, unit of local government, or tribal
government budget reductions; and
(3) from a jurisdiction representing a tribal, remote, or
rural area, as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
(h) Federal Share.--
(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project assisted with a grant under the Program shall not
exceed 75 percent.
(2) Waiver.--The Attorney General may waive the 25 percent
matching requirement under paragraph (1) upon making a
determination that a waiver is equitable in view of the
financial circumstances affecting the ability of the eligible
recipient to meet that requirement.
(3) Nonsupplanting requirement.--Funds made available under
the Program shall not be used to supplant State or local funds,
or, in the case of Indian tribal governments, funds awarded by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but shall be used to increase the
amount of funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds
received under the Program, be made available from State or
local sources, or in the case of Indian tribal governments,
from funds supplied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(4) Non-federal costs.--
(A) In general.--A State or unit of local or tribal
government may use assets received through the assets
forfeiture equitable sharing program.
(B) Indian tribal governments.--Funds appropriated
by Congress for the activities of any agency of an
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian
Affairs performing prosecutorial functions on any
Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal
share of the cost of programs or projects funded under
this section.
(i) Performance Evaluation.--
(1) Monitoring components.--Each project funded by a grant
under the Program shall contain a monitoring component,
including the systematic identification and collection of data
about activities, accomplishments, and programs undertaken
pursuant to the Program.
(2) Evaluation components.--The Attorney General shall
evaluate each project funded by a grant under the Program,
individually or as part of a national evaluation.
(3) Periodic review and reports.--The Attorney General may
require a project funded under the Program to submit to the
Attorney General the results of the monitoring component and
evaluation under paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, as well
as any other information as the Attorney General deems
necessary.
(4) Revocation or suspension of funding.--If the Attorney
General determines, as a result of evaluation under this
subsection, or otherwise, that a grant under the Program is not
in substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of
the Program, the Attorney General may revoke or suspend funding
of that grant, in whole or in part.
(j) General Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General may
promulgate regulations and guidelines to carry out this section.
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
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