Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025
Officially: “Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025” Read the full text
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1Short title
This section says the Act may be called the Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 .
2Grant for civilian traffic violation enforcement
This section would require the Attorney General to set up a civilian traffic violation enforcement grant program within 180 days after the Act becomes law. Under the program, the Attorney General would give grants to local, State, or Tribal government entities to help make sure traffic violations are enforced by a civilian or by traffic monitoring technology instead of by a law enforcement officer. Grant money could be used only for that purpose, including buying traffic monitoring technology and hiring civilians to do the enforcement work. The section would authorize $100,000,000 to be appropriated for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2031 to run the program. It defines a civilian as a person employed by a local, State, or Tribal government entity to enforce traffic laws who is not a law enforcement officer.
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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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