H.R. 546
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program for civilian traffic violation enforcement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 16, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Torres of New York
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. Grant for civilian traffic violation enforcement
- (a) Establishment
- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a civilian traffic violation enforcement grant program (in this Act referred to as the ) to provide funding to local, State, or Tribal government entities to ensure that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology, instead of a law enforcement officer.
Program
- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a civilian traffic violation enforcement grant program (in this Act referred to as the ) to provide funding to local, State, or Tribal government entities to ensure that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology, instead of a law enforcement officer.
- (b) Eligible recipient
- The Attorney General shall make grants under the Program to local, State, or Tribal government entities.
- (c) Eligible activities
- Amounts from a grant awarded under the Program may only be used for the purposes of ensuring that the enforcement of traffic violations is carried out by a civilian or traffic monitoring technology, including for the purchasing of such technology and the hiring of civilians.
- (d) Authorization of appropriations
- There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Program.
- (e) Civilian defined
- In this Act, the term means an individual employed by a local, State, or Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws, who is not a law enforcement officer.
civilian
- In this Act, the term means an individual employed by a local, State, or Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws, who is not a law enforcement officer.