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
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Funding for Lawless Jurisdictions Act
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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.