HOUSE 3321118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023

Last Action: 5/16/2023

Actions

2023-05-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2023-05-15Referred 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.
2023-05-15Referred 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.
2023-05-15Introduced in House
2023-05-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-05-15 (00)

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023

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 (1) abolish or disband the police with no intention of reconstituting the police department; or (2) significantly reduce the police department's budget without reallocating a portion of those funds to any other community policing program, provided that the jurisdiction did not face a significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal year.

Further, a state or local government that abolishes or defunds a police department must return certain Community Development Block Grant funds it has already received.

Cosponsors (1)

Jared Golden (D-ME)

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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