H.R. 5624

[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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