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Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Attorney General to annually identify states and local jurisdictions that do not comply with federal immigration law requirements, specifically those that fail to honor Department of Homeland Security detainer requests or notify DHS about the release of individuals in immigration cases. Any jurisdiction found out of compliance would become ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year. A jurisdiction can regain eligibility only after the Attorney General certifies it has come into compliance. The Attorney General must report these determinations to Congress each March and can also provide compliance reports for specific jurisdictions upon request by any Member of Congress.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
19 cosponsors
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
Actions (2)
- Jun 10, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jun 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2025
Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Zinke, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Yakym, Mrs. Luna, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes.
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 “Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act”.
SEC. 2. SANCTUARY CITIES INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) Identification.—The Attorney General shall annually identify each State or local jurisdiction that—
(1) is not in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (8 U.S.C. 1373) and shall report such determinations to Congress on March 1 of each year; or
(2) does not comply 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) Ineligibility for Funding.—Any jurisdiction that is found to be out of compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) for a minimum period of one year, and shall only become eligible again after the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance.
(c) Report.—The Attorney General shall also issue a report concerning the compliance of any particular State or local jurisdiction at the request of any Member of Congress. <all>
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