Congress demands a complete map of federal crimes—and who gets prosecuted.
S. 3868 — Count the Crimes to Cut Act · Filed by Mike Lee (R-UT) · 13 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires the Attorney General and 34 federal agencies to compile and publish a complete inventory of all federal criminal offenses—both those in statutes and those enforceable through regulations—including their penalties, prosecution history over the past 15 years, and mens rea (intent) requirements. The results must be published in a free, publicly searchable index within two years. The bill creates transparency about the scope and enforcement of federal criminal law.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is mandating disclosure of federal criminal offenses and their enforcement patterns. It is a transparency and accountability measure, not a substantive change to criminal law or enforcement authority.
What the text implies
- The 15-year prosecution history may reveal enforcement disparities or selective prosecution patterns, potentially fueling calls for prosecutorial reform or legislative change.
- Publishing mens rea requirements may expose gaps or inconsistencies in federal criminal statutes, highlighting areas where intent standards are unclear or missing.
- The index may reveal the existence of overlapping or redundant criminal offenses across different statutes and agencies, supporting arguments for criminal-code consolidation.
- Transparency about regulatory criminal offenses may increase public awareness of compliance burdens on small businesses and individuals, potentially driving deregulation pressure.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Citizens gain transparency into the scope and enforcement of federal criminal law, reducing the risk of unknowingly violating obscure or duplicative offenses and enabling informed advocacy for criminal-code reform. The bill imposes no new restrictions on citizens' rights or remedies—it is purely informational and accountability-focused.
Named in the bill
Attorney General, Department of Justice, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, House Committee on the Judiciary, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior — and 8 more
Where it stands
13 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
- Feb 12, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 12, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $30,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 20 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Mike Lee, the sponsor, reported $241,000 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Prison Fellowship Ministries — $30,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 16, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,072 characters) on Aug 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 16, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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