119 HR 8392 IH: No Free Passes for Cronies Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8392IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 20, 2026Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide for when the government may move the court to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Free Passes for Cronies Act.

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Motion by the government to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint

Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as follows: (a)

Motion by the government

The government may move the court to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint. The court may, upon consideration of the interests of justice, grant or deny such motion, except that the court may not grant such a motion to dismiss the prosecution during trial without the defendant’s consent..