I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5624 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with 
respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. ROY, 
Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina, and Mr. SELF) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 with respect to eligibility for certain crime 
control grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Funding for Law-
less Jurisdictions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. 
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 is amended— 
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(1) in section 502 (34 U.S.C. 10153) by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) CERTAIN ENTITIES PROHIBITED.—Begin-
ning the first fiscal year after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Attorney General may not award, renew, or ex-
tend a grant under this subpart to a State or unit 
of local government that has in effect a policy or law 
that— 
‘‘(A) substantially limits cash bail as a po-
tential condition for every individual charged 
with a covered offense in the State or the area 
under the jurisdiction of the unit of local gov-
ernment; or 
‘‘(B) permits a judge or magistrate to 
grant pretrial release of an individual previously 
convicted of a felony on personal recognizance. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
OFFENSE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered offense’ means a crimi-
nal offense that poses a clear threat to public safety 
and order, including— 
‘‘(A) an offense involving a violent or sex-
ual act, such as murder, rape, sexual assault, 
carjacking, robbery, burglary, and assault; and 
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‘‘(B) an offense that promotes public dis-
order, such as looting, vandalism, destruction of 
property, rioting or inciting to riot, or fleeing 
from a law enforcement officer.’’; and 
(2) in section 1702 (34 U.S.C. 10382) by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) CERTAIN ENTITIES PROHIBITED.—Begin-
ning the first fiscal year after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Attorney General may not award, renew, or ex-
tend a grant under this subpart to a covered juris-
diction that has reduced a law enforcement agency’s 
budget in the previous fiscal year, unless such reduc-
tion is the result of an overall budget shortfall ap-
plied proportionately across all government depart-
ments. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
JURISDICTION
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered jurisdiction’ means 
a unit of local government that is also an urbanized 
area, as defined by the United States Census Bu-
reau.’’. 
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