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Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1365| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2023
Matthew M. Rosendale

Matthew M. Rosendale

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Bob Good (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3217
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3217
    Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021


  • March 3, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-1365| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2023
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3217
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3217
    Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2021


  • March 3, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Matthew M. Rosendale

Matthew M. Rosendale

Republican Representative

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Bob Good (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Dan Bishop (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

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