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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)
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