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Congress·In Committee·about 1 month ago

Congress Proposes Shifting $45 Billion from Immigration Enforcement to Local Police Grants

Also known as: PUBLIC SAFETY Act

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • Congress is proposing to take money originally set aside for federal immigration enforcement and give it to local police departments instead. This change would help local communities hire more officers and improve public safety through the end of 2030.
  • The bill provides $45 billion for a major grant program that supports local crime prevention, drug treatment, and court systems. This is a massive amount of money intended to help cities and counties across the country through September 2029.
  • Small towns and Tribal governments would get a break on the rules. If a police department has fewer than 175 officers, they will not have to meet certain federal requirements that usually make it harder for small communities to get grant money.
  • The plan moves the control of these funds from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of Justice. This ensures the money is used specifically for local policing and community safety programs rather than federal immigration tasks.
Criminal JusticeEconomy FinanceImmigration

Milestones

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Jan 20, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced in House

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Nevada Current·about 2 months ago

Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto proposes shifting ICE funds to community police

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto introduced the PUBLIC SAFETY Act, which seeks to cut ICE's budget by 88% from levels authorized in the 2025 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.' The proposal redirects those funds to local police departments to hire and train 200,000 officers nationwide.

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WisPolitics·24 days ago

U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Cosponsors bill to redirect excessive ICE funding to local police

Senator Tammy Baldwin joined as a cosponsor of the PUBLIC SAFETY Act, which reallocates nearly $75 billion from federal immigration enforcement to state and local law enforcement. Baldwin cited police staffing shortages and the need for better-trained local officers as primary motivations.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PUBLIC SAFETY Act

Bill NumberHR 7163
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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Cosponsors

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D: 14

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