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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3894 
To direct the Attorney General to identify and publish a list of anarchist 
jurisdictions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. WIED (for himself, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. 
EDWARDS, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 
NEHLS, and Mr. MCGUIRE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to identify and publish a 
list of anarchist jurisdictions, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Stop Anarchists From 
Endangering Cities Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Cities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF ANARCHIST JURISDICTIONS. 
(a) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 14 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and updated not less than 
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every 180 days thereafter, the Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
publish on the Department of Justice website a list identi-
fying each anarchist jurisdiction. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In identifying whether a 
State or unit of local government is an anarchist jurisdic-
tion, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, shall consider, as appro-
priate, whether a jurisdiction— 
(1) has a policy or practice that prevents or re-
stricts a law enforcement agency from intervening to 
restore order amid widespread or sustained violence 
or destruction; 
(2) has prevented a law enforcement agency 
from policing a geographical area or structure that 
law enforcement officers are otherwise lawfully enti-
tled to police, except in the case of a tactical deci-
sion to temporarily withhold law enforcement offi-
cers that is intended to resolve safely and expedi-
tiously a specific and ongoing unlawful incident pos-
ing an imminent threat to the safety of individuals 
or law enforcement officers; 
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(3) has disempowered or defunded a law en-
forcement agency; or 
(4) unreasonably refuses to accept offers of law 
enforcement assistance from the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to the 
heads of Federal agencies on restricting eligibility of, or 
otherwise disfavoring, to the maximum extent permitted 
by law, anarchist jurisdictions in the receipt of Federal 
grants that the agency has sufficient lawful discretion to 
restrict or otherwise disfavor anarchist jurisdictions from 
receiving. 
(d) ANARCHIST JURISDICTION DEFINED.—In this 
Act, the term ‘‘anarchist jurisdiction’’ means a State or 
unit of local government that has refused to take reason-
able steps to stop acts of violence and destruction of prop-
erty in that jurisdiction. 
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