Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 15, 2020)
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.
What just happenedJun 15, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 15, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Jun 15, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate