Bill · H.R. 6666· House(119-HR-6666)
HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/11/2025
- Last activity
- 12/11/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Jimmy Panetta
- Cosponsors
- - 12 - 5
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025," directs the Attorney General to create a single grant program to help various governments hire prosecutors. The program is intended to assist States, territories, local governments, or tribal governments. Grant funds can be used specifically to hire, retain, and train prosecutors or their support staff. The Attorney General may give preference to certain applications, such as those for new staff or those from remote and rural areas. The Federal government may cover up to 75 percent of the project costs. The bill authorizes up to $10,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+4
The bill specifically allows tribal governments to be eligible recipients for prosecutor hiring grants.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+4
The bill offers preferential consideration to jurisdictions that are categorized as remote or rural areas.
Does this invest in rural communities?+4
The bill allows the Attorney General to give preferential consideration to grant applications from remote and rural jurisdictions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for prosecutor staffing: The program allows funds to be used to hire, retain, and train prosecutors or support staff (Section 2(e)). This could help local legal systems maintain necessary personnel.
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Help for those affected by budget cuts: The Attorney General may give preference to applications intended to rehire prosecutors who were laid off due to government budget reductions (Section 2(g)(2)).
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Focus on specific communities: Preference may be given to jurisdictions that are tribal, remote, or rural (Section 2(g)(3)).
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Financial flexibility for local governments: The Attorney General has the authority to waive the 25 percent matching requirement if it is equitable due to the financial circumstances of the recipient (Section 2(h)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on fund usage: Grant funds are strictly limited to hiring, retaining, and training prosecutors or support staff, meaning they cannot be used for other government needs (Section 2(e)).
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Risk of losing funding: The Attorney General has the power to revoke or suspend funding if a project is determined not to be in substantial compliance with the program's terms (Section 2(i)(4)).
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Requirement to increase local spending: The funds cannot be used to replace existing state or local funds; instead, they must be used to increase the total amount of funds available beyond what local sources would provide (Section 2(h)(3)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+4Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Low Income Households+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+3Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+3
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/10/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/5/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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