Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1465
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-03-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Government liability

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill generally requires a local government to certify that its municipal police department has not been defunded in order to be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1465 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2021 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Mr. Gimenez , and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require a local government to waive sovereign immunity to receive any grant funds from the Department of Justice if such local government has defunded a municipal police department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Remain Safe Act of 2021 . 2. Ineligibility for Department of Justice grants with respect to defunding a municipal police department (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to be eligible for any grant funding from the Department of Justice, a local government applying for such a grant shall certify to the Attorney General that the municipal police department of such local government has not been defunded in either the current or prior fiscal year in which the local government is applying for such grant. (b) Exceptions (1) Inability to pay A local government that demonstrates that the municipal police department was defunded because of an inability to pay, including demonstrating decreases throughout the budget of the local government, shall be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice. (2) Waiver of sovereign immunity A local government that has defunded the municipal police department shall be eligible for grant funding from the Department of Justice if such local government waives sovereign immunity with respect to a cause of action against the local government by an individual for property damages or damages for personal injuries as a result of the municipal police department being defunded. (c) Local government defined In this section, the term local government means a municipality, city, town, township, a rural community, or unincorporated town or village.