Prevent the Misuse of Federal Law Enforcement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced
Summary
Jurisdictional consent for federal law enforcement designations. This bill would require the chief executive of a State, Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia to request or approve most federal deputizations and designations. It narrows when the Attorney General can call personnel to enforce controlled substances laws and stops the Department of Homeland Security from adding officers for federal property protection in protest areas unless the local chief executive asks, while preserving a narrow exemption for employees transferred from the Federal Protective Service.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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More local control over federal police
This bill would limit three federal law-enforcement powers. It would let the Attorney General designate duties under the Controlled Substances Act only when those duties relate to, arise from, or supplement drug investigations. It would bar the U.S. Marshals Service from deputizing state, local, tribal, territorial, or D.C. officers, and from deputizing other federal officers, unless the relevant chief executive asks for the deputization. It would also bar the Secretary of Homeland Security from adding DHS officers to protect Federal property in areas where protest activity is occurring unless the relevant chief executive asks for that designation; that DHS rule would not apply to employees moved to DHS from the Federal Protective Service under the 2002 law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
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