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This bill, called the "Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2025," would prohibit jurisdictions (states or local governments) that significantly reduce their police budgets or eliminate their police departments from receiving certain federal grants. Specifically, the bill defines a "defunding state" or "defunding locality" as a jurisdiction that either abolishes its law enforcement agency or significantly reduces its budget, unless the reduction is due to a significant decrease in overall revenues. The bill would impact two main types of federal grants: Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). For EDA grants, jurisdictions that are considered "defunding" would be ineligible to receive funds for public works, economic development, planning, administrative expenses, supplementary grants, and technical assistance. For CDBG grants, defunding jurisdictions would be prohibited from receiving funds, and any funds already allocated would need to be returned. If a state or locality is deemed to be defunding its police, the federal government would reallocate the funds to other non-defunding jurisdictions within the same state, ensuring that federal economic development and community development support continues even if a specific jurisdiction loses its eligibility.

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