Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence
Headline: Federal Government Directs Prosecution and Withholding Funds Over Monument Vandalism
What it does: Agencies must prioritize prosecuting monument vandalism, withhold federal support from nonprotecting jurisdictions, and provide personnel to protect federal property.
- Increases federal prosecutions for destruction or vandalism of monuments and religious property.
- Allows withholding of federal grants from state and local governments and police.
- Federal personnel may be sent to protect monuments for up to six months.
Summary
This order directs federal authorities to aggressively enforce laws against destroying, damaging, or defacing monuments, memorials, statues, and religious property.
It tells the Justice Department to prioritize investigations and prosecutions, allows withholding federal grants from state and local governments and police that fail to protect public monuments, and authorizes agencies to provide personnel to protect federal property for up to six months.
The order aims to stop violence, preserve history, and hold vandals accountable.
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