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H.R. 3098: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021

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H.R. 3098: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021

Plain summary

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021 This bill prohibits state or local governments that abolish or defund police departments from receiving certain Economic Development Administration grants or Community Development Block Grant funds. Specifically, the bill applies to state or local governments that abolish or disband the police or significantly reduce the police department's budget without reallocating a portion of those funds to any other community policing program. Further, a state or local government that abolishes or defunds a police department must return any Community Development Block Grant funds it has already received.

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Official text

Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · 15 cosponsors

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Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] reported raising $8.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3098 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117