,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gejf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,budd 7for himself and ,mr4 ,roy7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 and ,financial         
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide a civil remedy   
for individuals harmed in lawless       
jurisdictions1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,justice for ,victims of        
,lawless ,cities ,act of #bjbj4  #b4    
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     
lawless jurisdiction means a designated 
area in a ,state or political           
subdivision of a ,state1 which ,state or
 political subdivision has a statute1   

ordinance1 policy1 or practice in effect
 that1 despite ongoing danger to        
individuals or property1 allows any     
entity or official of the ,state or     
political subdivision of the ,state to1 
in such designated area1 purposefully-- 
7#a7 refuse to provide police1 fire1 or 
emergency medical services to #a or more
 individuals in the ,state or political 
subdivision of the ,state2 or  7#b7     
abdicate the reserved powers of the     
,state or political subdivision of the  
,state1 to be performed by              
non-governmental actors in a manner that
 is detrimental to the health1 safety1  
and welfare of the citizens of the      
,state or political subdivision of the  
,state4  #c4 ,civil action for harm in a
 lawless jurisdiction  7a7 ,private     
right of action  7#a7 ,cause of action  
,any individual1 or a spouse1 parent1 or
 child of such individual 7if the       
individual is deceased or permanently   
incapacitated71 who is the victim of a  
murder1 rape1 or any felony 7as defined 

by the ,state7 which occurred in a      
lawless jurisdiction may bring an action
 for compensatory damages against a     
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state in the appropriate ,federal or   
,state court4  7#b7 ,burden of proof ,in
 an action under paragraph 7#a71 the    
court shall find in favor of the        
plaintiff if the plaintiff shows by a   
preponderance of the evidence that the  
harm described in paragraph 7#a7        
occurred in a lawless jurisdiction      
located in the ,state or political      
subdivision of a ,state4  7#c7 ,statute 
of limitations ,an action brought under 
this subsection may not be brought later
 than #aj years after the occurrence of 
the crime1 or death of a person as a    
result of such crime1 whichever occurs  
later4  7#d7 ,attorney's fee and other  
costs ,in any action or proceeding under
 this subsection the court shall allow a
 prevailing plaintiff a reasonable      
attorney's fee as part of the costs1 and
 include expert fees as part of the     

attorney's fee4  7#e7 ,rule of          
construction ,in the case of an entity  
that is harmed as a result of a felony  
7as defined by the ,state7 which        
occurred in a lawless jurisdiction1 the 
owner of the entity may bring an action 
under paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,waiver of   
immunity  7#a7 ,in general ,any ,state  
or political subdivision of a ,state    
that accepts a grant described in       
paragraph 7#b7 from the ,federal        
,government shall agree1 as a condition 
of receiving such grant1 to waive any   
immunity of such ,state or political    
subdivision relating to a civil action  
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,grants described ,the grants described 
in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 a grant for
 public works and economic development  
under section #bja7;a7 of the ,public   
,works and ,economic ,development ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;a772     
7,b7 a grant for planning and           
administrative expenses under section   
#bjc7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#cadc7;a772  7,c7 a supplemental grant  
under section #bje7;b7 of such ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cade7;b772  7,d7 a grant for
 training1 research1 and technical      
assistance under section #bjg7;a7 of    
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7;a772 and
  7,e7 except as provided in paragraph  
7#c71 a community development block     
grant made pursuant to title ,i of the  
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et   
seq474  7#c7 ,exception ,grants         
described in paragraph 7#b77;,e7 shall  
not include any disaster relief grants  
to address the damage in an area for    
which the ,president has declared a     
disaster under title ,,iv of the ,robert
 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and    
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et seq474