,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gejf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4   
,budd 7= himself & ,mr4 ,roy7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committees on ,transportation &   
,infra/ructure1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = 
a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !  
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide a civil rem$y = individuals h>m$
 9 lawless jurisdictions1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice = ,victims (       
,lawless ,cities ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4     
,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m lawless   
jurisdiction means a designat$ area 9 a 
,/ate or political subdivision ( a      
,/ate1 :i* ,/ate or political           
subdivision has a /atute1 ord9ance1     
policy1 or practice 9 effect t1 despite 
ongo+ dang] to individuals or prop]ty1  
all[s any entity or (ficial ( ! ,/ate or

 political subdivision ( ! ,/ate to1 9  
su* designat$ area1 purposefully-- 7#a7 
refuse to provide police1 fire1 or      
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices to #a or m       
individuals 9 ! ,/ate or political      
subdivision ( ! ,/ate2 or  7#b7 abdicate
 ! res]v$ p[]s ( ! ,/ate or political   
subdivision ( ! ,/ate1 to be p]=m$ by   
non-gov]nm5tal actors 9 a mann] t is    
detrim5tal to ! heal?1 safety1 & welf>e 
( ! citiz5s ( ! ,/ate or political      
subdivision ( ! ,/ate4  #c4 ,civil      
action = h>m 9 a lawless jurisdiction   
7a7 ,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,cause ( 
action ,any individual1 or a sp\se1     
p>5t1 or *ild ( su* individual 7if !    
individual is deceas$ or p]man5tly      
incapacitat$71 :o is ! victim ( a murd]1
 rape1 or any felony 7z def9$ by !      
,/ate7 :i* occurr$ 9 a lawless          
jurisdiction may br+ an action =        
comp5satory damages aga9/ a ,/ate or a  
political subdivision ( a ,/ate 9 !     
appropriate ,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt4  7#b7 
,burd5 ( pro( ,9 an action "u p>agraph  

7#a71 ! c\rt %all f9d 9 favor ( !       
pla9tiff if ! pla9tiff %[s by a         
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce t ! h>m        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 occurr$ 9 a    
lawless jurisdiction locat$ 9 ! ,/ate or
 political subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#c7 
,/atute ( limitations ,an action br\ght 
"u ?is subsection may n be br\ght lat]  
?an #aj ye>s aft] ! occurr5ce ( ! crime1
 or dea? ( a p]son z a result ( su*     
crime1 :i*ev] occurs lat]4  7#d7        
,attorney's fee & o!r co/s ,9 any action
 or proce$+ "u ?is subsection ! c\rt    
%all all[ a prevail+ pla9tiff a         
reasonable attorney's fee z "p ( ! co/s1
 & include exp]t fees z "p ( !          
attorney's fee4  7#e7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,9 ! case ( an entity t is  
h>m$ z a result ( a felony 7z def9$ by !
 ,/ate7 :i* occurr$ 9 a lawless         
jurisdiction1 ! own] ( ! entity may br+ 
an action "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,waiv] 
( immunity  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any ,/ate or 
political subdivision ( a ,/ate t       
accepts a grant describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7

 f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all agree1 z a   
condition ( receiv+ su* grant1 to waive 
any immunity ( su* ,/ate or political   
subdivision relat+ to a civil action    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,grants
 describ$ ,! grants describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph are-- 7,a7 a grant = public    
works & economic developm5t "u section  
#bja7;a7 ( ! ,public ,works & ,economic 
,developm5t ,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cada7;a772  7,b7 a grant = plann+ &    
adm9i/rative exp5ses "u section #bjc7;a7
 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc7;a772  
7,c7 a supplem5tal grant "u section     
#bje7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cade7;b772  7,d7 a grant = tra9+1      
rese>*1 & te*nical assi/ance "u section 
#bjg7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cadg7;a772 &  7,e7 except z provid$ 9  
p>agraph 7#c71 a community developm5t   
block grant made pursuant to title ,i ( 
! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t ,act ( 
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq474    
7#c7 ,exception ,grants describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b77;,e7 %all n include any   

disa/] relief grants to address ! damage
 9 an area = :i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ 
a disa/] "u title ,,iv ( ! ,rob]t ,t4   
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj et 
seq474