Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., will introduce the Stop Anarchists from Endangering (SAFE) Cities Act. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Sheehy’s bill would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify and publish a list of anarchist jurisdictions. If a city is on the list, their funding would be put in jeopardy.
From there, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought Office would issue guidance to the heads of various federal agencies to restrict anarchist jurisdictions' eligibility to receive federal grants, according to the bill text.
"It’s not too much for Americans to ask that their local governments put the safety of their people first, but too often, far-left public officials allow violent criminals to wreak havoc on families, communities, and businesses with no consequence," Sheehy said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"Ensuring taxpayer dollars go to communities who uphold the law and keep their citizens safe is America First common sense," he continued.
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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The bill seeks to codify a memo Trump authorized during his first term on the heels of unrest in major cities throughout the country following the death of George Floyd.
At the time, Trump argued that his "administration will not allow federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones."
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He ordered then-Attorney General William Barr in September 2020 to have the DOJ publish a list that identified state and local jurisdictions that have "permitted violence and the destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract these criminal activities."
Anarchist jurisdictions would make the list if they forbid law enforcement from intervening to restore order, withdraw law enforcement from an area where they were lawfully entitled to be, defund the police or refuse law enforcement aid from the federal government, and would be subject to losing federal grant funding.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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