Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7143
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-06-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Law enforcement administration and funding

Military facilities and property
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Defense to operate a military surplus program under which it transfers surplus military property to federal and state agencies for law enforcement and other purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7143 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2020 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Pressley , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin of Michigan , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To repeal the military surplus program under title 10, United States Code.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020 . 2. Repeal of Department of Defense support to law enforcement agencies (a) In general Chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2576a. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 2576a.