Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 5/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-11 (00)
Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021
This bill prohibits state or local governments that abolish or defund police departments from receiving certain Economic Development Administration grants or Community Development Block Grant funds.
Specifically, the bill applies to state or local governments that abolish or disband the police or significantly reduce the police department's budget without reallocating a portion of those funds to any other community policing program.
Further, a state or local government that abolishes or defunds a police department must return any Community Development Block Grant funds it has already received.
Cosponsors (15)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Chris Stewart (R-UT)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- David McKinley (R-WV)
Subjects
- Economic development
- Housing and community development funding
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Research administration and funding
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
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