Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Schmidt
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Summary
Restores executive oversight of the Offices of the United States Attorneys. This bill would amend 28 U.S.C. 546 to clarify appointment language and repeal subsection (d), narrowing the judiciary's formal oversight role over U.S. Attorneys.
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- U.S. Attorneys: Changes to the statute clarify appointment wording and remove a judicial oversight provision, shifting the statutory balance of supervision toward the executive branch.
- Federal courts: Strikes the subsection that provided a formal oversight mechanism, reducing the judiciary's direct statutory role in supervising U.S. Attorney operations.
- Executive branch and Department of Justice: Reasserts executive influence over how U.S. Attorney offices are overseen by removing a statutory constraint on that oversight.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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More executive control over U.S. Attorneys
If enacted, this bill would change how the executive branch and courts oversee U.S. Attorneys. It would add the words "of that person" after "after appointment" in subsection (c)(2) of 28 U.S.C. 546. It would also remove subsection (d) of 28 U.S.C. 546. These edits would narrow the statute-based role of the courts and reassert executive-branch authority over Offices of the United States Attorneys. The text includes no new spending or effective date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schmidt
KS • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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