What This Bill Does · Plain English
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Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, local, 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.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 2 line items · $600M tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$600M
Sec.2
"There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Program."
→ Attorney General
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Sec.2
"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."
→ local, State, or Tribal government entities
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.546 pass?
HR.546 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 41%.
What does HR.546 do?
Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, local, 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.
Who sponsored HR.546?
HR.546 was sponsored by Ritchie Torres (D-New York).
How much money does HR.546 spend?
HR.546 contains $600M in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 2 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 546 IH: Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-16 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. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 546 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , 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 A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program for civilian traffic violation enforcement. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 . 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 Program ) 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 civilian means an individual employed by a local, State, or Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws, who is not a law enforcement officer.
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