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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 makes sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for federal funds intended to benefit undocumented immigrants. It defines sanctuary jurisdictions as states or political subdivisions that restrict sharing immigration status information with federal agencies or that don't comply with Department of Homeland Security detainer requests. The ban on federal funding applies to programs providing food, shelter, healthcare, legal services, and transportation for undocumented immigrants, effective 60 days after enactment. The bill exempts jurisdictions that refuse to share information about or comply with detainers specifically for crime victims and witnesses. The Department of Homeland Security must annually report to Congress on jurisdictions that fail to comply with detainer requests.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
10 cosponsors
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to James E. Risch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ALPHA SERVICES LLC $10,000
- 1ST FINANCIAL BANK USA $6,600
- CIVIC SERVICE INC. $6,600
- SINCLAIR COMPANIES $6,600
- SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for James E. Risch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Banks, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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. DEFINITION OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTION.
(a) In General.—Except as provided in subsection (b), in 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 Secretary of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
(b) Exception.—For purposes of this Act, a State or political subdivision of a State shall not be considered a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on the State or political subdivision of a State having a policy under which officials of the State or political subdivision of a State will not share information with respect to, or comply with a request made by the Secretary of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to comply with a detainer for, an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.
SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
Beginning on the date that is the earlier of the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or the first day of the fiscal year that begins after the date of the 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 defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).
SEC. 4. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that identifies each State and political subdivision of a State that has, within the preceding 1-year period, failed to comply with a request described in section 2(a)(2). <all>
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