Federal HB8861 restricts former U.S. attorneys from representing businesses they prosecuted within a year of leaving office.
Federal HB8861, the Department of Justice Integrity Act of 2026, amends title 18 of the United States Code to establish post-employment limits for attorneys of the United States. It prohibits former U.S. attorneys who participated in federal prosecutions of business entities from representing those entities in related federal prosecutions or agreements within one year of leaving their positions. Violation of this restriction is punishable under section 216 of title 18. The term "business entity" includes corporations, associations, partnerships, and other legal commercial entities.
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