WILLIS Act

Bill: 119-hr-62
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Georgia

Lawyers and legal services

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act or the WILLIS Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also (1) rescinds any unobligated funds that were allocated for or otherwise made available to the office, and (2) directs the Department of Justice to require the office to reimburse the federal government for all funds that were expended for the office after January 1, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane , and Mrs. Luna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators In States Act or the WILLIS Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funding with respect to Fulton County District Attorney (a) Prohibition on Federal funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. (b) Rescission and repayment of Federal funding The unobligated balances of all amounts allocated for or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is hereby rescinded, and the Attorney General shall take such steps as may be necessary and practicable to require the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts expended for such Office after the date of January 1, 2021.