To provide that Federal funds may not be made available to lawless jurisdictions, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that Federal funds may not be made available to lawless jurisdictions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5C0482442FBE400E8E804A9CA31FB7FE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2025.
- Section HDB8CB66746DE4F8CB5A55D2F790D88B3: 2. No Federal funds for lawless jurisdictions No Federal funds may be made available to a jurisdiction that the Attorney General determines is a lawless...
- Section H190DC0C7281F4F6D951492F72FA3F6C4: 3. Definition In this Act, the term lawless jurisdiction means a State or political subdivision of a State that— forbids a law enforcement agency from...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that Federal funds may not be made available to lawless jurisdictions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide that Federal funds may not be made available to lawless jurisdictions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Mace (for herself, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a State or political subdivision of a State that— forbids a law enforcement agency from intervening to restore order amid widespread or sustained violence or destruction
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