Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. John Kennedy
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
This bill requires certain state and local prosecutors to report data on criminal referrals and outcomes of cases involving murder or non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, or any offense involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm.
The reporting requirement applies to state and local prosecutors in a jurisdiction that has 360,000 or more persons and receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. The report must contain data on
cases referred for prosecution,
cases the prosecutor declined to prosecute or refer for diversion,
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.