Allows federal officials and current and former Presidents and Vice Presidents to move state criminal and civil cases against them into federal court, and presumes federal officials immune from state charges unless clear and convincing evidence rebuts that presumption.

• Lets federal officers and current or former Presidents and Vice Presidents remove state cases to federal court, including cases over discretionary acts of office.
• Presumes federal officials immune from state charges, rebuttable only by clear and convincing evidence, and bars the nature of the state charge from being admitted into evidence for that determination.
• Requires criminal cases to be removed to federal court once a prima facie showing is made, and bars a judgment of conviction until the case is remanded.
• Lets the Attorney General represent federal officials in state cases or pay private counsel at a reasonable prevailing rate, and applies to cases pending on or commenced after enactment.

• Judiciary Committee (House)

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