BARR Act

Bill: 116-s-3851
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-06-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Justice

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Executive agency funding and structure

Family relationships

Federal officials

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Lawyers and legal services

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act or the BARR Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3851 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 1, 2020 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Sanders , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act or the BARR Act . 2. Prohibition on high-level appointees in the Department of Justice participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Department of Justice by any Act of Congress for any fiscal year, may be used for any participation by an officer or employee of the Department of Justice appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by a United States attorney appointed by the Attorney General under section 546 of title 28, United States Code, in any particular matter (as defined in section 207(i) of title 18, United States Code) involving a specific party who is— (1) the President who appointed the officer or employee; (2) a relative (as defined in section 3110 of title 5, United States Code) of the President who appointed the officer or employee; or (3) a current or former agent or official of a campaign for elected office of the President who appointed the officer or employee.