HR 3217 United States House · 117th Congress

Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021

Summary

Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021 This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction. The term lawless jurisdiction means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following: forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction, withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access, disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2021

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Introduced May 13, 2021 Last action Nov 9, 2021

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Committee

Nov 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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May 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

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May 13, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors