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HR 7506 116th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Crime victims Economic development Evidence and witnesses Housing and community development funding Infrastructure development Law enforcement administration and funding Legal fees and court costs Sex offenses State and local finance State and local government operations Violent crime

Justice for Victims of Lawless Cities Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of Lawless Cities Act of 2020

This bill allows a victim of a felony that occurs in an autonomous zone to sue and recover damages from the state or local government where the zone is located.

Specifically, the bill applies to areas where, by law or practice, state or local officials or entities purposefully either refuse to provide emergency services to at least one individual or give up law enforcement powers to nongovernmental actors.

Further, a state or local government must agree to waive any immunity regarding these civil actions as a condition of receiving a community development block grant or specified federal public works and economic development grants.

What's happening now July 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Roy, Chip
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7506: Justice for Victims of Lawless Cities Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7506/
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"H.R. 7506: Justice for Victims of Lawless Cities Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7506/.
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H.R. 7506, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7506/.
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