Keep Our Streets Safe Act of 2024
The Keep Our Streets Safe Act of 2024 requires states receiving federal Byrne grant funds to consider public safety risks when setting bail or pretrial release, and prohibits blanket policies of sealing felony criminal records (excluding juveniles). States failing to comply would lose their Byrne grant funding, which would then be reallocated to local law enforcement agencies within that state. This bill directly affects all states that receive Byrne grants, which fund state and local law enforcement programs. The law changes federal funding conditions by linking access to specific pretrial and record-keeping practices.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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Sep 19, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sep 19, 2024
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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