ALVIN Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2581 To prohibit Federal funds from being awarded or otherwise made available to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 13, 2023 Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. CRANE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GOOD of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability for 4 Lawless Violence In our Neighborhoods Act’’ or the 5 ‘‘ALVIN Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING WITH RE- 7 SPECT TO MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 8 (a) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—Notwith- 9 standing any other provision of law, no Federal funds may 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:40 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2581.IH H2581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2581 IH be awarded or otherwise made available to the Manhattan 1 District Attorney’s Office. 2 (b) RECISION AND REPAYMENT OF FEDERAL FUND- 3 ING.—The unobligated balances of all amounts allocated 4 for or otherwise made available to the Manhattan District 5 Attorney’s Office is hereby rescinded, and the Attorney 6 General shall take such steps as may be necessary and 7 practicable to require the Manhattan District Attorney’s 8 Office to reimburse the Federal Government for all 9 amounts expended for such Office after the date of Janu- 10 ary 1, 2022. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:40 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2581.IH H2581 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS