HR6666119th Congress

HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Panetta

Introduced

Summary

Provides DOJ grants to help state, local, territorial, and tribal prosecutors hire and keep staff. This bill would create a Department of Justice program to award competitive grants to prosecutor offices for hiring, retaining, and training prosecutors and support staff.

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  • Prosecutor offices: Could receive competitive grants to hire, retain, and train prosecutors and support staff. Grants can cover up to 75% of project costs and the 25% match can be waived for equitable financial circumstances.
  • Laid-off and rural or tribal jurisdictions: The Attorney General may give preference to applications that hire new prosecutors, rehire prosecutors laid off due to budget cuts, or come from tribal, remote, or rural areas.
  • Tribal matching and funding rules: Funds may not supplant state or local funds or, for tribal governments, funds awarded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Tribal recipients may use assets from the asset forfeiture equitable sharing program or tribal/BIA appropriations to meet the nonfederal share.
  • Oversight and administration: Each grant project must include monitoring data and is subject to DOJ evaluation. The Attorney General may revoke or suspend funding for substantial noncompliance and may use any DOJ component to carry out the program.

*Authorizes $10.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the program.*

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Grants to Hire Local Prosecutors

This bill would require the Attorney General to set up a DOJ grant program within one year. The program would provide $10 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. States, territories, local prosecutor offices, and Indian tribal governments would be able to apply for competitive grants to hire, retain, or train prosecutors and prosecutor support staff. Federal funds could cover up to 75% of a project's cost; recipients would normally provide a 25% non‑Federal match unless the Attorney General waives it. Grants could not replace existing State, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs funds and would require monitoring, evaluation, and compliance rules; the Attorney General could revoke funding for noncompliance and issue regulations to run the program.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Panetta

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Bacon

    NE • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Neguse

    CO • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Kennedy (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Goldman (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Scott, David

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Ciscomani

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • McIver

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Vindman

    VA • D

    Sponsored 1/12/2026

  • Fitzpatrick

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Ross

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/5/2026

  • Gottheimer

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2026

  • Thompson (PA)

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Norcross

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Kiggans (VA)

    VA • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Kiley (CA)

    CA • I

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

  • Sorensen

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/24/2026

  • Subramanyam

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2026

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