Introduced in House — H.R. 8392

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8392

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 20, 2026

Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide for when the government may move the court to dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

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

Sec. 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.