No Funding for Lawless Jurisdictions Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5624 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5624 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Roy, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Norman, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Self) 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 with respect to eligibility for certain crime control grants. 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 ``No Funding for Lawless Jurisdictions Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended-- (1) in section 502 (34 U.S.C. 10153) by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Eligibility.-- ``(1) Certain entities prohibited.--Beginning the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney General may not award, renew, or extend a grant under this subpart to a State or unit of local government that has in effect a policy or law that-- ``(A) substantially limits cash bail as a potential condition for every individual charged with a covered offense in the State or the area under the jurisdiction of the unit of local government; or ``(B) permits a judge or magistrate to grant pretrial release of an individual previously convicted of a felony on personal recognizance. ``(2) Covered offense define