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US HR1714

US HR1714
Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act


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Introduced
03/13/2019
In Committee
03/14/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain limitations on the transfer of personal property to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes. This bill restricts the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Specifically, DOD may not transfer to such agencies property such as controlled firearms, ammunition, bayonets, grenades or grenade launchers, explosives, certain vehicles or trucks, armored or weaponized drones, certain controlled aircraft, silencers, or long-range acoustic devices. DOD may waive this limitation and transfer certain vehicles or trucks if DOD determines that the transfer is necessary for disaster or rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety are at risk. As a condition for a transfer of allowable property, DOD must require the federal or state agency that receives the property to return the property if the agency is investigated by the Department of Justice for civil liberties violations or is otherwise found to have engaged in widespread abuses of civil liberties. DOD must also periodically submit certain transfer-related information and certifications to Congress. Furthermore, as a condition for transfer, the recipient must receive the approval of its local governing body, provide specified notice to the local community, and submit specified information and certifications to DOD. A federal or state agency that receives controlled property under such a transfer may never take ownership of the property. The bill also eliminates the requirement for DOD to give preference to transfers of property that will be used in counter-drug, counterterrorism, or border security activities.

AI Summary

This bill, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act, amends the law to restrict the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military equipment, such as controlled firearms, ammunition, armored drones, and silencers, to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. The bill requires DOD to obtain approval from local governing bodies and provide public notice before transferring any allowable property. It also requires DOD to periodically submit information about the transferred property to Congress. Additionally, the bill eliminates the requirement for DOD to prioritize transfers for counter-drug, counterterrorism, or border security activities.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (122)

Hank Johnson (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Justin Amash (LIB),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Joaquin Castro (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Tom McClintock (R),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  David Scott (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (on 03/14/2019)

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