No Federal Funds for Political Prosecutions Act

This bill would stop state and local police and prosecutors from using money or property they get from federal asset forfeiture programs to investigate or charge a current or former President or Vice President, or anyone running for President. In simple terms, if a local agency receives federal “equitable sharing” funds from seized assets, those funds can’t be used for cases involving these specific people .

Agencies must promise the U.S. Attorney General they will follow this rule. If they don’t, they can be cut off from getting these federal forfeiture funds in the future.

• Who is affected: State and local law enforcement with power to prosecute criminal cases, and cases involving a President, Vice President, former holders of those offices, or presidential candidates .
• What changes: Equitable sharing funds (money or property from federal seizures) cannot be used for investigating or prosecuting those individuals; agencies must certify compliance, or lose access to these funds.
• When: Applies once enacted into law; the text sets the rule and the certification/penalty process.