# 119-s-234: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025

119-s-234, Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-234
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Require annual reporting by large-jurisdiction prosecutors and tie Byrne JAG funding to that reporting and to local bail policies.** This bill would require prosecutors serving jurisdictions with 360,000 or more people that receive Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds to report case counts and outcomes for specified serious violent, property, and firearm offenses. - Covered prosecutors would submit yearly reports to the Attorney General counting cases referred, cases declined or diverted, plea agreements, and offenses not prosecuted because of internal policies. For plea agreements or diversions the reports must note if the defendant had prior arrests, convictions, open cases, probation, or parole for separate covered offenses. - If a covered prosecutor complies with the reporting rules, the Department of Justice would give priority in disbursing Byrne JAG funds to that local government and the local government must ensure the prosecutor receives a portion of those funds. - A State or local government that bars cash bail for defendants in cases involving illegal use or illegal possession of a firearm would be ineligible to receive Byrne JAG funds. - The Attorney General would set uniform reporting standards, publish the collected data on a public website, and submit it to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual prosecutor reports and grant priority: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the chief prosecutor of a district attorney or prosecutor's office that serves a local government with at least 360,000 people and that gets funds under this part to send a yearly report to the Attorney General. The first report would be due not later than one ye…
- Local governments lose grants for firearm bail bans: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar the Attorney General from giving certain federal Byrne‑style grants (under a part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act) to any State or local government that has a policy banning the use of cash bail for defendants in cases involving the illegal use or il…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/234)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-234 (as of 2026-08-11).