119-hr3439

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3439 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3439

 To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving 
 grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the 
 Community Development Block Grant Program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 15, 2025

 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
 Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
 Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving 
 grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the 
 Community Development Block Grant Program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Defund Cities that Defund the Police 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFUNDING JURISDICTION DEFINED.

 In this Act:

    (1) Defunding state.--The term ``defunding State'' means a 
 State that--
        (A) abolishes or disbands a State law enforcement 
 agency with no intention of reconstituting the State 
 law enforcement agency; or
        (B) significantly reduces a State law enforcement 
 agency's budget, provided that the State did not face a 
 significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal 
 year.

    (2) Defunding locality.--The term ``defunding locality'' 
 means a political subdivision of a State (other than a rural 
 police department) that--
        (A) is in an urbanized area, as defined by the 
 United States Census Bureau; and
        (B)
            (i) abolishes or disbands the police department 
 with no intention of reconstituting the jurisdiction's 
 police department; or
            (ii) significantly reduces the police department's 
 budget, provided that the jurisdiction did not face a 
 significant decrease in revenues in the previous fiscal 
 year.

SEC. 3. DEFUNDING JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) Economic Development Administration Grants.--

    (1) Grants for public works and economic development.--
 

Section 201

    (b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141

    (b) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) the area in which the project is to be carried out is 
 not a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in 
 

section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 
 2025).''.

    (2) Grants for planning and administrative expenses.--
 

Section 203

    (a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the 
 following: ``A defunding jurisdiction (as defined in 

section 2 
 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025) may 
 not be deemed an eligible recipient under this subsection.''.

    (3) Supplementary grants.--

Section 205

    (a) of the Public 
 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145

    (a) ) 
 is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) will be carried out in an area that does not contain 
 a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in 

section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025).''.

    (4) Grants for training, research, and technical 
 assistance.--

Section 207 of the Public Works and Economic 
 Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding 
 at the end the following:
 ``
            (d) Ineligibility of Defunding States or Defunding Localities.--
Grant funds under this section may not be used to provide assistance to 
a defunding State or defunding locality (as defined in 

section 2 of the 
Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025). If a State is a 
defunding State during the period for which it receives amounts under 
this section, the Secretary shall direct the State to immediately 
return to the Secretary any such amounts that the State received for 
that period, and shall reallocate amounts returned for grants under 
this section to localities within the same State that are not defunding 
localities.''.

    (b) Community Development Block Grants.--Title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 102

    (a) (42 U.S.C. 5302

    (a) ), by adding at the 
 end the following:
 ``

    (25) The term `defunding State or locality' has the 
 meaning given such term in 

section 2 of the Defund Cities that 
 Defund the Police Act of 2025.''; and

    (2) in 

section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)--
        (A) subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``and'' 
 at the end;
            (ii) by redesignating paragraph

    (6) as 
 paragraph

    (7) ; and
            (iii) by inserting after paragraph

    (5) the 
 following:
 ``

    (6) the grantee is not a defunding State or locality and 
 will not become a defunding State or locality during the period 
 for which the grantee receives a grant under this title; and''; 
 and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (n) Protection of Individuals Against Crime.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--No funds made available to carry out 
 this title may be obligated or expended for any State or unit 
 of general local government that is a defunding State or 
 locality.
 ``

    (2) Returned amounts.--
 ``
        (A) State.--If a State is a defunding State 
 during the period for which it receives amounts under 
 this title, the Secretary--
 ``
            (i) shall direct the State to immediately 
 return to the Secretary any such amounts that 
 the State received for that period; and
 ``
            (ii) shall reallocate amounts returned 
 under clause
            (i) for grants under this title to 
 localities within the same State that are not 
 defunding localities.
 ``
        (B) Unit of general local government.--If a unit 
 of general local government is a defunding locality 
 during the period for which it receives amounts under 
 this title, any such amounts that the unit of general 
 local government received for that period--
 ``
            (i) in the case of a unit of general 
 local government that is not in a 
 nonentitlement area, shall be returned to the 
 Secretary for grants under this title to States 
 and other units of general local government 
 that are not defunding localities; and
 ``
            (ii) in the case of a unit of general 
 local government that is in a nonentitlement 
 area, shall be returned to the Governor of the 
 State for grants under this title to other 
 units of general local government in the State 
 that are not defunding localities.
 ``
            (C) Reallocation rules.--In reallocating amounts 
 under subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) , the Secretary shall--
 ``
            (i) apply the relevant allocation formula 
 under subsection

    (b) or
            (d) of 

section 106, 
 with all defunding States and localities 
 excluded; and
 ``
            (ii) shall not be subject to the rules 
 for reallocation under 

section 106
            (c) .''.
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