BODEGA Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2018
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2025-03-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York 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 to provide for the inclusion of an additional use of Byrne-JAG grant funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bodega Owner Defense Enhancement Grant Assistance Act of 2025 or the BODEGA Act of 2025 . 2. Inclusion of additional use of grant amounts Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the the end the following: (H) The installation of panic buttons, and surveillance equipment in a private business. ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) private businesses that are classified under the North American Industrial Classification Code 445131. .