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No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens.
Summary
This bill defines a "sanctuary jurisdiction" as a state or political subdivision that restricts sharing immigration status information or complying with Department of Homeland Security detainer requests, with an exception for victims and witnesses of crimes. It would make sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible to receive federal funds intended to provide benefits to aliens present in the United States without lawful immigration status, including benefits for food, shelter, healthcare, legal services, and transportation. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit an annual report to Congress listing states and political subdivisions that fail to comply with DHS detainer requests.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
21 cosponsors
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL)
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act”.
SEC. 2. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED.
(a) In General.—Except as provided under subsection (b), for purposes of this Act, the term “sanctuary jurisdiction” means any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from—
(1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or
(2) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
(b) Exception.—A State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.
SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
Beginning on the earlier of the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act or the first day of the fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, a sanctuary jurisdiction is ineligible to receive any Federal funds that the sanctuary jurisdiction intends to use for the benefit (including the provision of food, shelter, healthcare services, legal services, and transportation) of aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act).
SEC. 4. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes a list of States, and political subdivisions of States, that have failed to comply with requests described in section 2(a)(2). <all>
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