HR 5746 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Emergency Crime Control Act

Introduced 1973-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Stanton, James V. [I-OH-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Crime Control Act - Title I: Planning and Law Enforcement Grants to High Crime Urban Areas - Provides that State plans for law enforcement assistance that qualify for grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act shall provide that each high crime urban area (of 250,000 population, or more) within such State shall constitute a separate regional planning unit which shall assist in the development of the comprehensive State plan, take receipts from the State planning agency of all Federal funds granted for use in such high crime urban area, and assist in coordinating all law enforcement efforts within such high crime urban area which are in whole or in part assisted by Federal funds under such Act. Prescribes a formula by which such State planning grants under such Act shall be allocated to such high crime urban areas. Provides, under the provision of such Act for disbursements by State planning agencies, that each State planning agency shall make a block grant in lieu of program and project grants to each high crime urban area within the State which notifies such agency that there has been organized within such area an Urban Law Enforcement Council and submit…

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Cosponsors (7)

6 Democrats1 Republican