[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5624 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5624
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with
respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr.
Roy, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr.
Norman, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Self)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with
respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants.
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 ``No Funding for Lawless Jurisdictions
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
(1) in section 502 (34 U.S.C. 10153) by adding at the end
the following:
``(c) Eligibility.--
``(1) Certain entities prohibited.--Beginning the first
fiscal year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and
each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not
award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a State
or unit of local government that has in effect a policy or law
that--
``(A) substantially limits cash bail as a potential
condition for every individual charged with a covered
offense in the State or the area under the jurisdiction
of the unit of local government; or
``(B) permits a judge or magistrate to grant
pretrial release of an individual previously convicted
of a felony on personal recognizance.
``(2) Covered offense defined.--In this subsection, the
term `covered offense' means a criminal offense that poses a
clear threat to public safety and order, including--
``(A) an offense involving a violent or sexual act,
such as murder, rape, sexual assault, carjacking,
robbery, burglary, and assault; and
``(B) an offense that promotes public disorder,
such as looting, vandalism, destruction of property,
rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing from a law
enforcement officer.''; and
(2) in section 1702 (34 U.S.C. 10382) by adding at the end
the following:
``(e) Eligibility.--
``(1) Certain entities prohibited.--Beginning the first
fiscal year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and
each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not
award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a covered
jurisdiction that has reduced a law enforcement agency's budget
in the previous fiscal year, unless such reduction is the
result of an overall budget shortfall applied proportionately
across all government departments.
``(2) Covered jurisdiction defined.--In this subsection,
the term `covered jurisdiction' means a unit of local
government that is also an urbanized area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau.''.
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