I 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3098 

To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving grants under 

certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community 

Development Block Grant Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2021 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. STAUBER, and Mr. LAMB) 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defund Cities that 

5 Defund the Police Act of 2021’’. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 3098 IH

1 SEC. 2. DEFUNDING JURISDICTION DEFINED. 

2 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘defunding juris3 diction’’ means a State or political subdivision of a State 

4 that— 

5 (1) abolishes or disbands the police department 

6 with no intention of reconstituting the jurisdiction’s 

7 police department; or 

8 (2) significantly reduces the police department’s 

9 budget without reallocating a portion of that money 

10 to any other community policing program, provided 

11 that the jurisdiction did not face a significant de12 crease in revenues in the previous fiscal year. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFUNDING JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER14 TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 

15 (a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

16 GRANTS.— 

17 (1) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECO18 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 201(b) of the Pub19 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 

20 (42 U.S.C. 3141(b)) is amended— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 3098 IH

1 ‘‘(4) the area in which the project is to be car2 ried out is not a defunding jurisdiction (as defined 

3 in section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the 

4 Police Act of 2021).’’. 

5 (2) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRA6 TIVE EXPENSES.—Section 203(a) of the Public 

7 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

8 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: ‘‘A defunding jurisdiction (as defined 

10 in section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the 

11 Police Act of 2021) may not be deemed an eligible 

12 recipient under this subsection.’’. 

13 (3) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—Section 205(a) 

14 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 

15 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145(a)) is amended— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe19 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) will be carried out in an area that does not 

22 contain a defunding jurisdiction (as defined in sec23 tion 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police 

24 Act of 2021).’’. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 3098 IH

1 (4) GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND

2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 207 of the Public 

3 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

4 U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY OF DEFUNDING JURISDIC7 TIONS.—Grant funds under this section may not be used 

8 to provide assistance to a defunding jurisdiction (as de9 fined in section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund the 

10 Police Act of 2021).’’. 

11 (b) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.— 

12 Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

13 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by 

15 adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(25) The term ‘defunding jurisdiction’ has the 

17 meaning given such term in section 2 of the Defund 

18 Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021.’’; and 

19 (2) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)— 

20 (A) subsection (b)— 

21 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

24 paragraph (7); and 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
5 

•HR 3098 IH

1 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(6) the grantee is not a defunding injection ju4 risdiction and will not become a defunding jurisdic5 tion during the period for which the grantee receives 

6 a grant under this title; and’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(n) PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AGAINST

9 CRIME.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available to 

11 carry out this title may be obligated or expended for 

12 any State or unit of general local government that 

13 is a defunding jurisdiction. 

14 ‘‘(2) RETURNED AMOUNTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) STATE.—If a State is a defunding ju16 risdiction during the period for which it receives 

17 amounts under this title, the Secretary— 

18 ‘‘(i) shall direct the State to imme19 diately return to the Secretary any such 

20 amounts that the State received for that 

21 period; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) shall reallocate amounts returned 

23 under clause (i) for grants under this title 

24 to other States that are not defunding ju25 risdictions. 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
6 

•HR 3098 IH

1 ‘‘(B) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN2 MENT.—If a unit of general local government is 

3 a defunding jurisdiction during the period for 

4 which it receives amounts under this title, any 

5 such amounts that the unit of general local gov6 ernment received for that period— 

7 ‘‘(i) in the case of a unit of general 

8 local government that is not in a non9 entitlement area, shall be returned to the 

10 Secretary for grants under this title to 

11 States and other units of general local gov12 ernment that are not defunding jurisdic13 tions; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a unit of general 

15 local government that is in a nonentitle16 ment area, shall be returned to the Gov17 ernor of the State for grants under this 

18 title to other units of general local govern19 ment in the State that are not defunding 

20 jurisdictions. 

21 ‘‘(C) REALLOCATION RULES.—In reallo22 cating amounts under subparagraphs (A) and 

23 (B), the Secretary shall— 

24 ‘‘(i) apply the relevant allocation for25 mula under subsection (b) or (d) of section 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
7 

•HR 3098 IH

1 106, with all defunding jurisdictions ex2 cluded; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) shall not be subject to the rules 

4 for reallocation under section 106(c).’’. 

Æ 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS