Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1079 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1079

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 establish a grant program for law enforcement agencies, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Justice) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 establish a grant program for law enforcement agencies, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Law and Order Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

                               ``PART PP

``SEC. 3061. ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.

    ``In this part, the term `eligible entity' means an agency of a 
State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe that is authorized by 
law or by an agency of a State, unit of local government, or Indian 
Tribe to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

``SEC. 3062. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall award grants to 
eligible entities to--
            ``(1) hire and retain law enforcement officers, including 
        by awarding bonuses to law enforcement officers;
            ``(2) target, combat, and prosecute vehicle thefts, 
        including carjackings;
            ``(3) prevent violent crime by prioritizing stringent 
        sentences for repeat offenders, including juvenile offenders;
            ``(4) use public safety tools such as bail and pretrial 
        detention to prevent dangerous offenders from returning to 
        communities;
            ``(5) acquire resources to better target drug and fentanyl 
        crimes;
            ``(6) detain and deport illegal aliens who have committed 
        criminal offenses in the United States;
            ``(7) eliminate investigatory backlogs and more quickly 
        process criminal evidence; and
            ``(8) combat interstate child trafficking.
    ``(b) Applications.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such 
time and in such form as the Attorney General may require.

``SEC. 3063. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations.--The Attorney General may promulgate guidelines, 
regulations, and procedures to carry out this part, including 
guidelines, regulations, and procedures relating to the submission and 
review of applications for grants under this part.
    ``(b) Accountability.--
            ``(1) Records.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this part shall maintain such records as the Attorney 
        General may require to facilitate an effective audit relating 
        to the receipt of the grant, the use of amounts from the grant, 
        or outsourcing activities.
            ``(2) Access.--For the purpose of conducting audits and 
        examinations, the Attorney General shall have access to any 
        book, document, or record of an eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this part, a State or unit of local government 
        within which the eligible entity operates, and any entity to 
        which the eligible entity outsources work using amounts from 
        the grant if the Attorney General determines that the book, 
        document, or record relates to--
                    ``(A) the receipt of the grant; or
                    ``(B) the use of amounts from the grant.

``SEC. 3064. APPROPRIATIONS; FUNDING.

    ``(a) Rescission.--Effective on the date of enactment of the 
Restoring Law and Order Act of 2025, any unobligated balances made 
available under section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of the Act titled `An Act to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14' are 
rescinded.
    ``(b) Appropriation.--Of the unobligated balances rescinded under 
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) $500,000,000 is appropriated to the Attorney General 
        for fiscal year 2026 to carry out this part, to remain 
        available until September 30, 2030; and
            ``(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the Treasury.
    ``(c) Redirection of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other law, the 
Attorney General shall use amounts appropriated to the Attorney General 
for the purpose of carrying out a diversity, equity, or inclusion 
initiative established pursuant to Executive Order 14035 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e note; relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 
in the Federal workforce), including through the award of grants, to 
carry out this part.''.
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