# 116-hr-7632: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020

116-hr-7632, Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7632
- Congress: 116
- Title: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020 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 abolish or disband the police or significantly reduce the police department's budget without reallocating a portion of those funds to any other community policing program. Further, a state or local government that abolishes or defunds a police department must return any Community Development Block Grant funds it has already received.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-7632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7632)

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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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