WILLIS Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 81 words.
Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act or the WILLIS Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia. The bill also (1) rescinds any unobligated funds that were allocated for or otherwise made available to the office, and (2) directs the Department of Justice to require the office to reimburse the federal government for all funds that were expended for the office after January 1, 2021.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 854 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 133 words
- Subjects
- GeorgiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations
- Latest action
- Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]