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S 3851
BARR Act
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Bill overview
Blocking Appointees from Refusing Recusal Act or the BARR Act This bill prohibits high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party.
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Elizabeth Warren
SenateMADemocrat
Cosponsors
Bernard Sanders
SenateVTIndependent
Chris Van Hollen
SenateMDDemocrat
Edward J. Markey
SenateMADemocrat
Jeff Merkley
SenateORDemocrat
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