3.0.0 2480 2023-01-01T23:42:44Z 2023-01-01T23:42:44Z Senate S 2021-07-27 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-07-27T19:06:10Z 2021-07-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely N Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2022-09-14T10:41:29Z Tourism District Protection Act

This bill allows state and local governments to use criminal justice and law enforcement grant program funds to address crime in tourist areas.

Specifically, the bill

  • creates a preference for grants under the Community Oriented Policing Services program for applicants from states that will use grants to address increased crime in tourist areas,
  • allows grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program to support state and local efforts to respond to a significant increase in crime in tourist areas, and
  • requires (currently, permits) up to 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be awarded for certain specified purposes and includes as an eligible purpose addressing significant increases in crime in tourist areas.
]]> Tourism District Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to allow for use of grants funds in order to promote safety in tourist areas located in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Tourism District Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Tourism District Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2480is/xml/BILLS-117s2480is.xml 2021-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.