Summary: S.3960 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in Senate (06/15/2020)

Promoting Public Safety and Supporting Law Enforcement Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 5% of highway safety program and national priority safety program funding from states and local governments that defund or otherwise reduce funding for a law enforcement entity without a clear budgetary reason.

A state or local government may submit documentation or other evidence to DOT for review to determine if the defunding of, or other reduction in funding for, a law enforcement entity was carried out for a clear budgetary reason.