# 119-hr-350: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act

119-hr-350, Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-350
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires large local prosecutors to report detailed data on serious criminal cases.** This bill would require each chief prosecutor in offices that serve 380,000 or more people and that receive funds under this part to submit an annual report to the Attorney General on referrals, declinations, plea agreements, prior arrest or conviction status, and bail actions. - Prosecutor offices: Offices serving 380,000 or more people that receive Byrne grant funds must report counts of cases referred, the number declined for prosecution, and plea outcomes broken down by initial charge and conviction. - Attorney General and Congress: The Attorney General would define uniform reporting standards, set the report form and sharing process, publish the information on a public website, and send the data to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. - Communities and researchers: The public data would cover enumerated "covered offenses" including murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson, and illegal use or possession of firearms, plus bail requests and prior-offense indicators.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public reports from large prosecutor offices: benefit, low. This bill would require large district attorney and prosecutor offices that serve 380,000+ people and get Byrne grants to file a yearly report to the Attorney General. The report would cover the prior fiscal year. It would list cases sent for prosecution and cases declined for certain serious and g…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-350 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/350)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-350 (as of 2026-04-21).