Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Latest action · May 13, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
This bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Defense to transfer surplus military property to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2021 to Jun 14, 2021; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 13, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jun 14, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
- May 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 83, May 13, 2021, page H2316.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7143 | Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Jun 8, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the military surplus program under title 10, United States Code.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
