House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Prohibiting Political Prosecutions Act of 2026
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Goldman D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 13, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7575.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 31, February 13, 2026, Page H2225):Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into the Execution for the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 312 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7575, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7575
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), John Larson (D-CT), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Daniel Goldman.
- H.R. 4058 (119th) Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
- H.R. 5182 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 54, United States Code, into a positive law title and to correct related technical errors.
- H.R. 1993 (119th) 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 7427 (119th) SAFE VISITS Act
- H.R. 4176 (119th) No Secret Police Act of 2025
- H.R. 9211 (119th) Jewish American Security Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.