Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020

Summary

Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 5% of highway safety program and national priority safety program funding from states and local governments that defund or otherwise reduce funding for a law enforcement entity without a clear budgetary reason. A state or local government may submit documentation or other evidence to DOT for review to determine if the defunding of, or other reduction in funding for, a law enforcement entity was carried out for a clear budgetary reason.

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Timeline

1. 15 June 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 June 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 June 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 June 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 June 2020

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Sponsors

• Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
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