American Public Safety & Justice Act
A complete plan to support our police officers with better training and mental health care, reform our justice system to focus on rehabilitation, and fight the fentanyl crisis with both enforcement and treatment. All paid for without adding to the national debt.
🎯 Three Big Goals
A balanced approach that supports law enforcement AND reforms the justice system
Support Law Enforcement
Better equipment, better training, and mental health support for the officers who protect us every day. Wellness programs, crisis training, and fair pay.
Reform Criminal Justice
End harsh mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenses. Help people coming out of prison find jobs and housing. Give judges flexibility to be fair.
Fight the Drug Crisis
Stop fentanyl at the border. Expand treatment and recovery programs. Distribute Naloxone to reverse overdoses. Save lives with evidence-based approaches.
👮 Supporting Our Officers
Better training, better equipment, and mental health support for those who serve
🧠 Officer Wellness Fund
Confidential counseling, peer support, suicide prevention, and family services. Mental health records stay private and can't be used against officers in job reviews.
$200M Annually📚 Evidence-Based Training
Training in de-escalation, crisis intervention, constitutional policing, and community partnership. Officers get paid overtime or $50/hour for training time.
$500M Annually🏆 Master Peace Officer Bonus
Annual salary bonus of up to $6,000 for officers with 5+ years experience, advanced training, and a clean disciplinary record for 3 years.
Up to $6,000/Year🚔 Equipment Modernization
Grants for body armor, body cameras, communication systems, medical kits, patrol vehicles, and training facilities. 100% funding for small departments.
$1B Annually🤝 Crisis Intervention Teams
Grants to pair police officers with mental health professionals when responding to crisis calls. Better outcomes for everyone involved.
$300M Annually📞 911 Dispatcher Support
Recognition of 911 dispatchers as protective service workers. Mental health support, counseling, and peer support programs for telecommunicators.
$50M AnnuallyWho Benefits from This Law
Support for essential workers and communities across America
🎖️ Veterans Treatment Courts
Special courts for veterans dealing with PTSD, substance use, and service-related issues. Connects veterans to VA services instead of jail.
$100M Annually🏠 Recruitment & Housing Help
Help for police departments struggling to hire. Includes signing bonuses, student loan assistance, housing assistance, and childcare support.
$200M Annually🌾 Rural Community Support
Priority funding for rural and underserved communities with staffing shortages. Small departments get 100% funding for equipment.
Priority AccessTreatment centers in communities across America. Detox, residential treatment, outpatient services, and recovery housing for all who need help.
$200M Annually💰 Tax Credit for Hiring
Businesses get rewarded for giving people a second chance
Enhanced Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Businesses that hire people coming out of prison get a tax credit. This helps employers take a chance on someone who needs a job to rebuild their life.
Federal Bonding Program
Free fidelity bonds for employers who hire returning citizens. This insurance protects the business and makes hiring easier for everyone.
⚖️ Smarter Criminal Justice
Fair sentences, real rehabilitation, and second chances that work
End Harsh Mandatory Minimums
Judges get flexibility to give fair sentences for non-violent drug offenses. Look at the whole person — not just the crime. Saves $400-800M yearly in prison costs.
Judicial DiscretionPrison Education & Training
GED programs, trade training, IT skills, addiction treatment, and life skills. People who learn skills in prison are less likely to come back.
$500M AnnuallyReentry Support Services
Help with housing, job placement, ID documents, and treatment when people leave prison. Pre-release planning so no one leaves with nothing.
$400M AnnuallyRecord Expungement
After 7-10 years with no new crimes, people can petition to seal their records for non-violent offenses. A real second chance at a normal life.
Clean SlateDrug Courts
Divert non-violent drug offenders to treatment instead of prison. Judicial supervision, mandatory treatment, regular testing, and case management.
$200M AnnuallyMental Health Courts
Special courts for people with serious mental illness. Treatment plans instead of jail time. Connection to services that actually help.
$100M Annually🚨 Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis
Enforcement AND treatment — both sides of the solution
Federal Fentanyl Task Force
DEA, FBI, and Treasury working together to disrupt trafficking networks and go after high-level drug distributors.
Border Interdiction
Better detection technology at ports of entry and mail facilities. X-ray equipment, drug-sniffing dogs, and lab analysis.
Medication Assisted Treatment
Expand access to proven treatments for opioid addiction. Provider training, medication costs, and counseling services.
Naloxone Distribution
Get the overdose-reversal drug to first responders, pharmacies, and communities. Training on how to use it. Save lives.
Fentanyl Test Strips
Help people know if drugs contain deadly fentanyl. Test strips are NOT drug paraphernalia under this law. Saves lives.
Recovery Support
Recovery housing, peer coaches, employment help, and family support. The full path from addiction to recovery.
Built-In Accountability
Funded by dedicated revenues, not adding to the national debt
Support Officers. Reform Justice. Save Lives.
This law brings together both sides — supporting the police officers who protect us while reforming a justice system that's too harsh on non-violent offenders. It fights the fentanyl crisis with enforcement AND treatment. And it does it all without adding a penny to the national debt.