Title: CHOPping Cash for CHAZ Act of 2020
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
CHOPping Cash for CHAZ Act of 2020
This bill prohibits federal funding during FY2021 to governmental entities that permit autonomous zones within their borders.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall issue regulations establishing standards for determining what constitutes an autonomous zone and activities that permit such a zone to exist.
In determining what constitutes such a zone, DOJ shall incorporate consideration of the presence of ANTIFA (a political protest movement comprising autonomous groups affiliated by their militant opposition to fascism and other forms of extreme right-wing ideology) within the zone.
To reestablish eligibility for federal funds, a state, territory, or political subdivision shall (1) disband the relevant autonomous zone, and (2) report to DOJ detailing the manner in which such zone was disbanded and how the entity intends to prevent future establishment of autonomous zones.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7285 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7285

   To prohibit certain Federal funding to governmental entities that 
 permit autonomous zones within their borders, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2020

 Mr. Bishop of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Biggs, and 
  Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit certain Federal funding to governmental entities that 
 permit autonomous zones within their borders, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CHOPping Cash for CHAZ Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING PROHIBITION RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS ZONES.

    (a) In General.--During fiscal year 2021, no Federal funds may be 
provided to a covered governmental entity--
            (1) that permits, for a period exceeding 7 days, an 
        autonomous zone to exist within the jurisdiction of such 
        entity; and
            (2) until such time as such entity satisfies the 
        requirements specified in subsection (c).
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue 
        regulations necessary to carry out this section, including 
        regulations establishing standards for determining, for 
        purposes of subsection (a), what constitutes--
                    (A) an autonomous zone; and
                    (B) activities that permit such a zone to exist.
            (2) ANTIFA considered.--In determining what constitutes an 
        autonomous zone, the Attorney General shall incorporate 
        consideration of the presence of ANTIFA within the zone.
    (c) Reestablishing Eligibility.--To reestablish eligibility for 
Federal funds, a covered governmental entity subject to the funding 
prohibition under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) disband the relevant autonomous zone; and
            (2) submit to the Attorney General a report detailing--
                    (A) the manner in which the autonomous zone was 
                disbanded; and
                    (B) how the entity intends to prevent future 
                establishment of autonomous zones.
    (d) Covered Governmental Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered governmental entity'' means each of the following:
            (1) A State.
            (2) A territory of the United States.
            (3) A political subdivision of an entity described in this 
        subsection, including a city or town.
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