Strikes subsection (d) of the federal law governing interim U.S. attorney appointments and adds the words "of that person" to a related time-limit provision in subsection (c)(2).

Official title: Restoring Executive Branch Authorities to Oversee Offices of the United States Attorneys Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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Introduced 24-MAR-2026

Referred 24-MAR-2026

Approved by committee 26-MAR-2026

Key points

Amends section 546 of title 28, United States Code, which governs interim appointments of U.S. attorneys.
Strikes subsection (d) of section 546 in its entirety.
Inserts "of that person" after "after appointment" in subsection (c)(2), specifying whose appointment the time period runs from.

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Official CRS summary

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Policy area

Law

Sponsor Derek Schmidt (R-KS) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.

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