HOUSE 3217117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-05-13Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
- 2021-05-13Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
- 2021-05-13Introduced in House
- 2021-05-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-13 (00)
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction.
The term lawless jurisdiction means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following:
- forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction,
- withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access,
- disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or
- refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.
Cosponsors (14)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Alexander Mooney (R-WV)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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