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119-s-2366119th Congress

SAFE Cities Act

Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a federal list of "anarchist jurisdictions" tied to limiting federal grant access. The bill would direct the Attorney General to publish and update that list and require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to agencies on restricting grants to listed jurisdictions.

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  • State and local governments could be named and then be disfavored or restricted from receiving federal grants.
  • The Attorney General would publish the initial list within 14 days and update it at least every 180 days, consulting the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for each update.
  • Jurisdictions could be designated based on policies that prevent law enforcement from intervening amid widespread violence, disempower or defund police, block policing of areas or structures, or unreasonably refuse federal law enforcement assistance.

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Federal list of anarchist jurisdictions

This bill would make the Attorney General publish a federal list of "anarchist jurisdictions." It would define that term as a State or local government. Such a jurisdiction would be one that refused to take reasonable steps to stop violence or property destruction. The Attorney General must publish the first list within 14 days and update it at least every 180 days after initial publication. When deciding, officials would consider policies that limit police intervention, bans on policing certain areas (except brief tactical pauses), defunding or disempowering police, or refusing federal law-enforcement help. The Director of OMB must issue guidance within 30 days telling agencies to restrict federal grants to listed jurisdictions where allowed by law. If your city or county is listed, it could lose federal grant money and see fewer grant-funded services or projects.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

MT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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