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HR 7143 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Law enforcement administration and funding Military facilities and property

Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020

Introduced: June 8, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 8, 2020
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Jun 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020

This bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Defense to operate a military surplus program under which it transfers surplus military property to federal and state agencies for law enforcement and other purposes.

What's happening now June 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 20, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 11, 2020
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 8, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 8, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7143: Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7143/
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"H.R. 7143: Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7143/.
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H.R. 7143, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7143/.
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