S. 3960 · 116th Congress
Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kelly Loeffler
- Introduced
- 2020-06-15
- Latest action
- 2020-06-15 · Introduced in Senate
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.