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Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3217| House 
| Updated: 11/9/2021
Matthew M. Rosendale

Matthew M. Rosendale

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (14)
Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021 This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction. The term lawless jurisdiction means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following: forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction, withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access, disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.
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Timeline
May 13, 2021
Introduced in House
May 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.


  • November 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-3217| House 
| Updated: 11/9/2021
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021 This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction. The term lawless jurisdiction means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following: forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction, withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access, disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.
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Timeline
May 13, 2021
Introduced in House
May 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • May 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.


  • November 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Matthew M. Rosendale

Matthew M. Rosendale

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (14)
Bob Good (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)Lauren Boebert (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted