118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 1365: Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023
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Summary
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023
This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction.
The term lawless jurisdiction means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following:
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- forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction,
- withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access,
- disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or
- refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.
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Cosponsors
- Dan Bishop R-NCOriginal
- Chip Roy R-TXOriginal
- Robert Good R-VA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Matthew Rosendale.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.