Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7575 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7575 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government from being influenced by the political association, activities, or beliefs of a person in determining whether to commence or recommend prosecution or take other action against the person. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2026 Mr. Goldman of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit attorneys for the Government from being influenced by the political association, activities, or beliefs of a person in determining whether to commence or recommend prosecution or take other action against the person. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. IMPERMISSIBLE CONSIDERATIONS FOR INITIATING OR DECLINING CHARGES AND RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 530E. Impermissible considerations for initiating or declining charges and right of action ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `applicable covered individual' means-- ``(1) if the investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a special agent in charge, a section chief, and an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; ``(2) if the investigation involved an agency other than the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the head of the agency and an agent of the agency; and ``(3) a United Stat