# 115-hr-6656: Start Allocating Funds Efficiently to States Act

115-hr-6656, Start Allocating Funds Efficiently to States Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6656
- Congress: 115
- Title: Start Allocating Funds Efficiently to States Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Start Allocating Funds Efficiently to States Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the calculation used to allocate state formula grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. Currently, the calculation gives equal weight to two factors—a state's share of violent crime and population. This bill decreases the weight of one factor—population—and increases the weight of the other factor—violent crime.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7152: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 115-hr-7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
- 115-hr-7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7030: Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6656 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6656)

## Related
- [115-hr-7152: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe Pueblo c…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7152)
- [115-hr-7124: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7124)
- [115-hr-7088: Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7088)
- [115-hr-7062: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7062)
- [115-hr-7052: No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7052)
- [115-hr-7030: Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7030)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6656 (as of 2025-11-18).