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Congress·In Committee·7 months ago

Senate Bill Would Give Trump Unlimited Power to Keep Interim U.S. Attorneys in Place

Also known as: Restoring Executive Power To Appoint United States Attorneys Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Review
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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(3)
Criminal Record
Neutral
Immigrant
Neutral
Federal Employee
Neutral

Key Points

  • This bill would change the rule for filling empty U.S. attorney jobs when there is no Senate-confirmed pick in place.
  • It would let a temporary U.S. attorney stay in the job until a new U.S. attorney is appointed by the President and qualifies for the role.
  • By removing the current two subsections in the law, it reduces Congress’s leverage over how long a temporary U.S. attorney can serve.
  • If passed, the change could affect how quickly federal prosecutors are replaced in your region and how steady leadership is at the local federal prosecutor’s office.
Criminal Justice

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jul 31, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 31, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill becomes law

If Congress passes the bill and the President signs it, acting U.S. Attorneys could serve until a President-appointed U.S. Attorney is confirmed and qualified.

In districts with a vacancy, leadership may stay the same for longer instead of switching to a different interim pick. That could change how consistent (or how quickly changing) local federal enforcement feels.

Related News

2 articles
Townhall·3 months ago

Trump Goes Scorched Earth Over Dems Blue-Slip Block of Habba, Other U.S. Attorney Picks

The article highlights how the Restoring Executive Power To Appoint United States Attorneys Act of 2025 (S. 2634) aims to strip the Senate's ability to stall nominees through the 'blue slip' tradition, which President Trump has criticized as a relic of Senate cronyism.

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Bloomberg Law·5 months ago

Unvetted, Unconfirmed US Attorneys Shift Too Much Power to Trump

Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, argues that the administration's installation of U.S. Attorneys without Senate confirmation or judicial approval violates the separation of powers and risks consolidating too much power in the executive branch.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Restoring Executive Power To Appoint United States Attorneys Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2634
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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