# 119-s-3438: HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025

119-s-3438, HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3438
- Congress: 119
- Title: HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates a nationwide competitive Department of Justice grant program to help hire, retain, and train prosecutors and their support staff.** It would target state, local, territorial, and tribal prosecutor offices and allow preference for tribal, remote, or rural jurisdictions and rehiring laid-off prosecutors. - Prosecutors and support staff: Eligible prosecutor offices could apply for grants to hire, retain, and train attorneys and support personnel. Grants are limited to those uses. - Tribal, remote, and rural areas: The Attorney General may give preferential consideration to applications that serve tribal, remote, or rural communities or that rehire prosecutors laid off for budget reasons. - Cost sharing and funding rules: The federal share would not exceed 75 percent so recipients generally must provide a 25 percent match unless waived. Grant funds may not supplant existing state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs funds. - Administration and oversight: The Department of Justice may run the program through any component and require monitoring, evaluation, and information from grantees. Funding can be suspended or revoked for noncompliance. *If enacted and funded, the bill would authorize up to $10.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030, increasing federal spending by up to $50.0 million over that period.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to hire prosecutors nationwide: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would set up a nationwide competitive grant program within one year. The program would give grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal prosecutor offices to hire, retain, and train prosecutors and support staff. It would authorize $10 million for each fiscal ye…

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- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
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- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3438 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3438)

## Related
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- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3438 (as of 2026-08-11).