This bill would restrict federal crime control grants to states and local governments that adopt certain bail and law enforcement policies. Specifically, it would prohibit the Attorney General from awarding or renewing grants to jurisdictions that substantially limit cash bail for people charged with serious crimes (such as violent offenses, sexual crimes, robbery, and property destruction) or allow judges to release previously convicted felons on personal recognizance alone. The bill also targets urbanized local governments that reduce their law enforcement budgets in any fiscal year, unless the reduction applies proportionally across all government departments. The restrictions take effect in the first fiscal year after the bill's enactment and apply to all subsequent years. No specific funding amount is designated in the bill; instead, it modifies eligibility rules for existing federal grant programs established under the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act.
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