Marie will always fight to make sure state and local law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to keep Fentanyl and illegal guns off of our streets.
Ensure state and local law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to keep fentanyl and illegal guns off the streets.
Occurrences
Marie will always fight to make sure state and local law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to keep drugs and illegal guns off of our streets.
“This funding makes all the sense in the world and I’m proud to help honor the sacrifice of our law enforcement by ensuring they’ve got the tools they need to most effectively combat the fentanyl crisis.”
Evidence
Roll Call 64 was on concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366 with an amendment; the vote passed 339-85. The Clerk lists 'Perez Democratic Washington WA Yea.'
The law provided $2,475,061,000 for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, including $924,061,000 for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, $19,000,000 for Project Safe Neighborhoods, $7,000,000 for a rural violent crime initiative, and $30,000,000 for bulletproof vest grants. It also provided $664,516,000 for Community Oriented Policing Services, including $256,168,839 for hiring and rehiring officers, and funded ATF training and laboratory assistance to state and local law enforcement.
Roll Call 33 was on passage of H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act; the bill passed 312-108. The Clerk lists 'Perez Democratic Washington WA Yea.'
Public Law 119-26 amended the Controlled Substances Act with respect to fentanyl-related substances and added fentanyl-related substances to schedule I, with related provisions for research registration and DOJ reporting.
Assessments
Gluesenkamp Perez voted in the same congressional term for FY2024 appropriations that enacted substantial DOJ state and local law-enforcement funding, including Byrne JAG, Project Safe Neighborhoods, rural violent-crime efforts, bulletproof vest grants, COPS hiring, and ATF assistance relevant to firearms enforcement. She also later supported the HALT Fentanyl Act, which became law and strengthened federal fentanyl scheduling/enforcement policy. These are material actions toward the promise, but the record does not show that state and local agencies received all resources they needed for both fentanyl and illegal guns, and her role was primarily as a supporter/voter rather than sole author or controlling executive. The best adjudication is partial fulfillment, with same-term timing based on the enacted FY2024 law.