[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3439 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3439
To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving
grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the
Community Development Block Grant Program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the
following bill; which was referred 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
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A BILL
To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving
grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the
Community Development Block Grant Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defund Cities that Defund the Police
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DEFUNDING JURISDICTION DEFINED.
In this Act:
(1) Defunding state.--The term ``defunding State'' means a
State that--
(A) abolishes or disbands a State law enforcement
agency with no intention of reconstituting the State
law enforcement agency; or
(B) significantly reduces a State law enforcement
agency's budget, provided that the State did not face a
significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal
year.
(2) Defunding locality.--The term ``defunding locality''
means a political subdivision of a State (other than a rural
police department) that--
(A) is in an urbanized area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau; and
(B)(i) abolishes or disbands the police department
with no intention of reconstituting the jurisdiction's
police department; or
(ii) significantly reduces the police department's
budget, provided that the jurisdiction did not face a
significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal
year.
SEC. 3. DEFUNDING JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) Economic Development Administration Grants.--
(1) Grants for public works and economic development.--
Section 201(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the area in which the project is to be carried out is
not a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in
section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of
2025).''.
(2) Grants for planning and administrative expenses.--
Section 203(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``A defunding jurisdiction (as defined in section 2
of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025) may
not be deemed an eligible recipient under this subsection.''.
(3) Supplementary grants.--Section 205(a) of the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145(a))
is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) will be carried out in an area that does not contain
a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in section
2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025).''.
(4) Grants for training, research, and technical
assistance.--Section 207 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(d) Ineligibility of Defunding States or Defunding Localities.--
Grant funds under this section may not be used to provide assistance to
a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in section 2 of the
Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025). If a State is a
defunding State during the period for which it receives amounts under
this section, the Secretary shall direct the State to immediately
return to the Secretary any such amounts that the State received for
that period, and shall reallocate amounts returned for grants under
this section to localities within the same State that are not defunding
localities.''.
(b) Community Development Block Grants.--Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(25) The term `defunding State or locality' has the
meaning given such term in section 2 of the Defund Cities that
Defund the Police Act of 2025.''; and
(2) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)--
(A) subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (7); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following:
``(6) the grantee is not a defunding State or locality and
will not become a defunding State or locality during the period
for which the grantee receives a grant under this title; and'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Protection of Individuals Against Crime.--
``(1) In general.--No funds made available to carry out
this title may be obligated or expended for any State or unit
of general local government that is a defunding State or
locality.
``(2) Returned amounts.--
``(A) State.--If a State is a defunding State
during the period for which it receives amounts under
this title, the Secretary--
``(i) shall direct the State to immediately
return to the Secretary any such amounts that
the State received for that period; and
``(ii) shall reallocate amounts returned
under clause (i) for grants under this title to
localities within the same State that are not
defunding localities.
``(B) Unit of general local government.--If a unit
of general local government is a defunding locality
during the period for which it receives amounts under
this title, any such amounts that the unit of general
local government received for that period--
``(i) in the case of a unit of general
local government that is not in a
nonentitlement area, shall be returned to the
Secretary for grants under this title to States
and other units of general local government
that are not defunding localities; and
``(ii) in the case of a unit of general
local government that is in a nonentitlement
area, shall be returned to the Governor of the
State for grants under this title to other
units of general local government in the State
that are not defunding localities.
``(C) Reallocation rules.--In reallocating amounts
under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall--
``(i) apply the relevant allocation formula
under subsection (b) or (d) of section 106,
with all defunding States and localities
excluded; and
``(ii) shall not be subject to the rules
for reallocation under section 106(c).''.
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