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No DOT Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with, or awarding a grant to, a sanctuary city, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from awarding grants, contracts, or federal funds to states or cities designated as "sanctuary cities." The bill defines a sanctuary city as any state or political subdivision that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice prohibiting or restricting government entities from either sharing information about individuals' citizenship or immigration status with other government entities, or complying with Department of Homeland Security detention requests or notification requirements under federal immigration law. The Secretary of Transportation may waive this prohibition on a case-by-case basis by submitting a written certification to Congress at least 15 days in advance stating that the funding is in the national interest. The effect is to condition Department of Transportation funding on compliance with federal immigration enforcement cooperation requirements.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dusty Johnson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,175
- SANFORD HEALTH $31,000
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA $28,050
- AVERA HEALTH $18,200
- VANTAGE POINT $15,205
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dusty Johnson → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jul 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2025
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Harrigan, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McGuire, and Mr. McDowell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with, or awarding a grant to, a sanctuary city, 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 “No DOT Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO SANCTUARY CITIES.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may not provide any grant, award, or Federal funds to any sanctuary city.
(b) Waiver.—The Secretary may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis by submitting to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, not later than 15 days before the applicable activity is carried out, a written certification that the activity to which the provision applies and for which a waiver will be provided is in the national interest of the United States.
(c) Sanctuary City Defined.—In this section, the term “sanctuary city” 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. <all>
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