Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-546
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization

Computers and information technology

Law enforcement administration and funding

Motor vehicles

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, local, or tribal government entities to ensure that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology instead of a law enforcement officer.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 546 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently 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 establish a grant program for civilian traffic violation enforcement.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 . 2. Grant for civilian traffic violation enforcement (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a civilian traffic violation enforcement grant program (in this Act referred to as the Program ) to provide funding to local, State, or Tribal government entities to ensure that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology, instead of a law enforcement officer. (b) Eligible recipient The Attorney General shall make grants under the Program to local, State, or Tribal government entities. (c) Eligible activities Amounts from a grant awarded under the Program may only be used for the purposes of ensuring that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology, including for the purchasing of such technology and the hiring of civilians. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Program. (e) Civilian defined In this Act, the term civilian means an individual employed by a local, State, or Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws, who is not a law enforcement officer.