Public Safety

Bill increases funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program to surge support to law enforcement agencies

In California, 5.8 million fentanyl-laced pills were seized in the first 5 months of 2024; 7 in 10 pills counterfeit pills seized by the DEA contain a deadly dose of fentanyl

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced he secured $963,000 in federal funding for the Stockton Police Department’s (SPD) Public Safety Program. Rep. Harder secured the federal funding through a Community Project Funding (CPF) grant which will be used to purchase a license plate reader (LPR) system and other equipment to protect police officers and fight crime.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced that he secured $391,400 for the Tracy Police Department to create a Real Time Information Center that will help law enforcement officers respond to crimes as quickly and safely as possible.

WASHINGTON – Representative Josh Harder (CA-9), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has secured more than $3 million for law enforcement in San Joaquin County.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Josh Harder (CA-9) and Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18) and Joe Neguse (CO-2) have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill to modernize how the United States combats the wildfire crisis. Rep. Harder has been working on this comprehensive package for almost a year alongside wildfire experts, firefighting agencies, and members of both parties.

Counties in the Central Valley including San Joaquin and Sacramento are considered high-intensity drug trafficking areas; So far in 2024, 5.8 million fentanyl-laced pills have been seized in California