No Free Passes for Cronies Act
H.R. 8392119th Congress

No Free Passes for Cronies Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Mary Scanlon (D-PA-5)3 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Free Passes for Cronies Act.

Section 2. Motion by the government to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint

Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as follows:

(a) Motion by the government

The government may move the court to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint. The court may, upon consideration of the interests of justice, grant or deny such motion, except that the court may not grant such a motion to dismiss the prosecution during trial without the defendant’s consent.

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