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H.R. 7072

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7072, the FAIR Justice Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. Seth Moulton (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7072 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb7072/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7072 IH: Federal Anti-Interference in Referrals for Justice Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7072  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 14, 2026   Mr. Moulton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit politically motivated prosecutions and investigations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Anti-Interference in Referrals for Justice Act   or the   FAIR Justice Act  .
2.
Prohibited prosecutions
(a)
In general
Chapter 11 of Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 227 the following:
227A.
Politically motivated prosecutions and investigations
(a)
Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any covered person knowingly to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Department of Justice to conduct a criminal prosecution or other investigation of any particular individual, if the request is selectively made solely for a political purpose.
(b)
Reporting
It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the Department of Justice knowingly to fail to report the receipt of any request prohibited, or reasonably believed to be prohibited, by subsection (a) to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice within 45 days of such request being made.
(c)
Penalty
Whoever violates subsection (a) or (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(d)
Covered person defined
In this section, the term  covered person  means—
(1)
the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)
any individual (other than the Attorney General) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 11 of part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 227:
227A. Politically motivated prosecutions.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit politically motivated prosecutions and investigations, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Seth Moulton (D) sponsors H.R. 7072 alone.

Seth Moulton

Rep. · D–MA-6 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 7072 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7072 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 14, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7072 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7072 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FAIR Justice Act — Display Title
  • FAIR Justice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Anti-Interference in Referrals for Justice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit politically motivated prosecutions and investigations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7072 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7072’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr7072/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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