I will continue to work to make sure that law enforcement has the ability to keep the citizens of Cincinnati safe.
Continue working to ensure law enforcement has the ability to keep Cincinnati residents safe.
Occurrences
Evidence
On Passage of the Bill (S. 5, As Amended); Vote Result: Bill Passed; Moreno (R-OH), Yea.
Public Law 119-1 requires detention of certain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit acts constituting burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or a crime causing death or serious bodily injury.
Latest Action: 01/29/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-1. Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote 64-35 on 01/20/2025; passed House on 01/22/2025; signed by President on 01/29/2025.
The Washington Post reported that Sen. Bernie Moreno proposed legislation to increase the minimum amount people must pay to be released from jail on bond and called on Trump to withhold funding from Cincinnati until local leaders address crime there.
Moreno said during the campaign that if elected he would immediately introduce legislation capping income tax for police officers at 5%, extending the proposal to fire and other emergency workers.
Assessments
Moreno took same-term federal actions related to law enforcement and public safety, including voting for S.5, which became Public Law 119-1 and included detention provisions tied to certain crimes including assault of a law enforcement officer. He also reportedly proposed Cincinnati-specific federal action on bail and local crime. However, the enacted law is nationwide rather than Cincinnati-specific, and the record does not show that his more direct Cincinnati policing or officer-tax proposals were enacted or materially increased Cincinnati law-enforcement capacity. This supports partial fulfillment, not full delivery.