# 119-hr-3439: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025

119-hr-3439, Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3439
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Blocks federal EDA and CDBG grants to jurisdictions that defund police.** This bill would define which states and localities count as 'defunding' and make those places ineligible for Economic Development Administration and Community Development Block Grant funding while requiring return and reallocation of amounts received during the defunding period. - Defunding states and localities: Would be barred from EDA programs that fund public works, planning, supplementary grants, and training and technical assistance. The bill also bars any CDBG funds from being obligated or expended for a defunding State or locality. - Returned funds and reallocation: If a State or unit of local government is identified as defunding during a grant period the Secretary must require return of amounts received and reallocate them, generally to non-defunding localities within the same State using the program allocation formulas with defunding jurisdictions excluded. - Geographic focus: The definition of 'defunding locality' targets political subdivisions in urbanized areas and expressly excludes rural police departments, concentrating the funding ban on urban jurisdictions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines when a city ‘defunds’ police: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would set what counts as a “defunding State” or “defunding locality.” A State would be defunding if it abolishes a state law‑enforcement agency with no plan to bring it back, or sharply cuts that agency’s budget without a prior big revenue drop. A locality would be defunding if…
- CDBG funding blocked for defunding areas: mixed, medium. If enacted, Community Development Block Grant money could not go to any State or local government labeled “defunding.” A grantee would need to be non‑defunding when it gets the award and stay that way during the grant period. If a local government becomes defunding, it would have to return its CDBG…
- EDA grants blocked for defunding areas: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Economic Development Administration could not fund planning, public works, or technical help for States or localities labeled “defunding.” Projects would need to be in areas that are not defunding. If a State becomes defunding during a grant, it would have to return the money. The S…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3439)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3439 (as of 2025-12-20).