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This bill would stop any federal money from going to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. It would also cancel any unused federal funds already set aside for that office and direct the Attorney General to try to get back federal money that was spent on the office after January 1, 2022.
- No federal funds could be given to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in the future.
- Any unspent federal money already allocated to that office would be canceled.
- The Attorney General would be required to take steps, as practical, to make the office repay federal money spent after January 1, 2022.
Official Summaries
Accountability for Lawless Violence In our Neighborhoods Act or the ALVIN Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York.
The bill also (1) rescinds any unobligated funds that were allocated for or otherwise made available to the office, and (2) directs the Department of Justice to require the office to reimburse the federal government for all funds that were expended for the office after January 1, 2022.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 63 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 63
To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made
available to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Brecheen, and Mrs.
Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made
available to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
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 ``Accountability for Lawless Violence
In our Neighborhoods Act'' or the ``ALVIN Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING WITH RESPECT TO MANHATTAN
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
(a) Prohibition on Federal Funding.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no Federal funds may be awarded or otherwise made
available to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
(b) Recision and Repayment of Federal Funding.--The unobligated
balances of all amounts allocated for or otherwise made available to
the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is hereby rescinded, and the
Attorney General shall take such steps as may be necessary and
practicable to require the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to
reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts expended for such
Office after the date of January 1, 2022.
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