HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6666 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6666 To direct the Attorney General to establish a single grant program to make grants to hire prosecutors, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ciscomani, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish a single grant program to make grants to hire prosecutors, and for other purposes. 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 ``Helping Improve Recruitment and Retention Efforts for Prosecutors Act of 2025'' or as the ``HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS FOR PROSECUTORS. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a program (in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to assist a State, territory, unit of local government, or tribal government in hiring prosecutors. (b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the Program, the Attorney General may award a grant on a competitive basis in accordance with this section. (c) Eligible Recipients.--The Attorney General may award a grant under the Program each year to a prosecutor's office of a State, territory, unit of local government, or tribal government that submits an application pursuant to subsection (d). (d) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Attorney General an applic