,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbag ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ac1 #bjba,mr4 ,rosendale 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,good of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,boebert1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,perry1 and ,mr4 ,roy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 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 that ,federal funds may not be made available to lawless jurisdictions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lawless ,cities ,accountability ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,it is the policy and purpose of the ,united ,states ,government to protect the lives and property of all people in the ,united ,states from unlawful acts of violence and destruction4 ,without law and order1 democracy cannot function1 ,americans cannot exercise their rights to peaceful expression1 assembly1 and protest1 property is destroyed1 and innocent citizens are injured or killed4 7#b7 ,unfortunately1 lawlessness has beset some of our ,states and cities4 ,over the past year1 several ,state and local governments have contributed to the violence and destruction in their jurisdictions by failing to enforce the law1 disempowering and significantly defunding their police departments1 and refusing to accept offers of ,federal law enforcement assistance amidst widespread1 sustained violence4 ,as a result of these ,state and local government policies1 acts of violence and destruction have skyrocketed and continue unabated in many of ,america's cities4 7#c7 ,by shirking their responsibility to carry out law and order1 lawless jurisdictions enabled violent protestors and rioters to inflict well over #a billion in property damage across the ,united ,states4 ,federal and ,state buildings1 businesses1 and infrastructure were indiscriminately destroyed by arsonists1 vandals1 and looters--harming their owners and taxpayers--who ultimately bear the costs of unchecked anarchy in ,american cities4 7#d7 ,the failure of cities to enforce the rule of law has severe consequences and costs lives4 ,in #bjbj1 homicides in major ,american cities skyrocketed by #cc percent1 a trend that continued into the first quarter of #bjba4 ,in certain cities such as ,portland and ,minneapolis1 the surge in death and destruction is even starker1 with homicides increasing by #gcc percent in ,portland and #hb percent in ,minneapolis4 ,the ,federal government cannot sit idly by as property is damaged and citizens are murdered in lawless jurisdictions4 7#e7 ,after being continually demeaned by radical activists and politicians1 having police funding slashed1 being disempowered from enforcing the rule of law1 and witnessing their cities deteriorate into lawless zones1 our dedicated law enforcement personnel are demoralized and leaving the force in record numbers4 ,in #bjbj1 the ,new ,york ,police ,department saw #e1cjj personnel leave the department1 a #ge percent increase from the previous year4 ,the ,minneapolis ,police ,department saw #aje officers leave the department in #bjbj1 more than double their average yearly attrition rate4 ,compounding the challenge of mass retirements and an inordinate number of law enforcement personnel on leaves of absence1 police departments are facing unprecedented recruitment challenges1 leaving departments ill-equipped to handle the dramatic rise in violent crime4 7#f7 ,the ,federal ,government provides ,states and localities with hundreds of billions of dollars every year1 which fund a wide array of programs1 such as housing1 public transportation1 job training1 and social services4 ,these funds have been collected from ,american taxpayers who entrusted their money to the ,federal ,government to serve our communities and our citizens4 7#g7 ,the ,federal ,government should not allow taxpayer dollars to fund jurisdictions that fail to enforce the rule of law and protect their residents4 ,to ensure that ,federal funds are neither unduly wasted nor spent in a manner that directly violates our ,government's promise to protect life1 liberty1 and property1 it is imperative that the ,federal ,government ensure ,federal funds and grants do not go to jurisdictions that permit anarchy1 violence1 and destruction in ,america's cities4 ,this is critical to ensure that ,federal funds are used effectively1 and to safeguard taxpayer dollars entrusted to the ,federal ,government for the benefit of the ,american people4 #c4 ,no ,federal funds for lawless jurisdictions 7a7 ,in general ,no ,federal funds may be made available to a jurisdiction that the ,attorney ,general determines is a lawless jurisdiction4 7b7 ,attorney general determinations ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and not less than quarterly thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall make determinations on which jurisdictions are lawless jurisdictions1 and shall make such determinations1 and an explanation of each determination1 publicly available4 7c7 ,reinstatement of ,federal funds ,a jurisdiction that the ,attorney ,general determines is a lawless jurisdiction may begin receiving ,federal funds on the later of-- 7#a7 #ahj days after the date on which the ,attorney ,general first determines that the jurisdiction is lawless2 or 7#b7 the date on which the ,attorney ,general determines that the jurisdiction is no longer a lawless jurisdiction4 #d4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term lawless jurisdiction means a ,state or political subdivision of a ,state that-- 7#a7 forbids a law enforcement agency from intervening to restore order amid widespread or sustained violence or destruction2 7#b7 has withdrawn law enforcement protection from a geographical area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access1 but have been officially prevented from accessing or permitted to access only in exceptional circumstances1 except when law enforcement officers are briefly withheld as a tactical decision intended to resolve safely and expeditiously a specific and ongoing unlawful incident posing an imminent threat to the safety of individuals or law enforcement officers2 7#c7 disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies2 or 7#d7 refuses to accept an offer of law enforcement assistance from the ,federal ,government amid widespread or sustained violence or destruction in the jurisdiction1 during which the jurisdiction has been unable to restore order4