118th Congress Housing and Community Development
H.R. 3321: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill prohibits state or local governments that abolish or defund police departments from receiving certain Economic Development Administration grants or Community Development Block Grant funds.
Specifically, the bill applies to state or local governments that (1) abolish or disband the police with no intention of reconstituting the police department; or (2) significantly reduce the police department's budget without reallocating a portion of those funds to any other community policing program, provided that the jurisdiction did not face a significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal year.
Further, a state or local government that abolishes or defunds a police department must return certain Community Development Block Grant funds it has already received.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jared Golden D-MEOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Brian Fitzpatrick SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Brian Fitzpatrick.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced in House
- 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.