Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025
United States119th CongressHR-546House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 17, 2025
Summary
This bill mandates the Attorney General to establish a grant program designed to fund civilian traffic violation enforcement for local, State, and Tribal government entities. The primary objective of this program is to transition the enforcement of traffic violations away from law enforcement officers , instead utilizing civilians or traffic monitoring technology . Eligible activities for grant funds include the procurement of traffic monitoring technology and the hiring of dedicated civilian personnel for traffic law enforcement. A "civilian" is explicitly defined as an individual employed by a government entity for traffic law enforcement who is not a law enforcement officer. The bill authorizes an appropriation of $100,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2031 to support this program.
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Timeline
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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