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This bill would stop any federal money from going to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. It would also cancel any federal funds already set aside for that office but not yet spent, and it would direct the Attorney General to try to get back federal money that has already been spent by the office since January 1, 2021. In simple terms, the bill is meant to cut off federal support and seek repayment of past federal payments to that office.
- No federal funds could be awarded or given to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the future.
- Any unused federal money already allocated to that office would be taken back.
- The Attorney General would be required to take practical steps to recover federal money spent by the office after January 1, 2021.
Official Summaries
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.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 62 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 62
To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made
available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mrs. Luna) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made
available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
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 ``Withholding Investments from Lawless
Litigators In States Act'' or the ``WILLIS Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING WITH RESPECT TO FULTON COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
(a) Prohibition on Federal Funding.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no Federal funds may be awarded or otherwise made
available to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
(b) Rescission and Repayment of Federal Funding.--The unobligated
balances of all amounts allocated for or otherwise made available to
the Fulton County District Attorney's Office is hereby rescinded, and
the Attorney General shall take such steps as may be necessary and
practicable to require the Fulton County District Attorney's Office to
reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts expended for such
Office after the date of January 1, 2021.
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