[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8571 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8571

      To waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where 
      jurisdictions have defunded the municipal police department.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2022

 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To waive sovereign immunity in certain circumstances where 
      jurisdictions have defunded the municipal police department.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting All Communities Equally 
Act of 2022'' or as the ``PACE Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF CASH BAIL FOR CERTAIN OFFENDERS.

    If monetary bail has been prohibited in a State or any political 
subdivision thereof, the courts of that State shall have the 
authority--
            (1) to determine the dangerousness of individuals before 
        the courts on criminal charges; and
            (2) to hold on bail individuals who are determined to be 
        violent and or repeat offenders.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.

    A State or political subdivision thereof that has a prohibition on 
monetary bail waives sovereign immunity with respect to a cause of 
action against the local government by an individual for property 
damages or damages for personal injuries as a result of a dangerous 
criminal being released without monetary bail.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect beginning on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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