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(Original Signature of Member)
H. R. ll
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who
are present in the United States without lawful status under the immi-
gration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such
aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. LALOTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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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.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Bailout for Sanc-
5 tuary Cities Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED.
2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
3 section (b), for purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘sanctuary
4 jurisdiction’’ means any State or political subdivision of
5 a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or
6 practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity
7 or official from—
8 (1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchang-
9 ing with any Federal, State, or local government en-
10 tity information regarding the citizenship or immi-
11 gration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual;
12 or
13 (2) complying with a request lawfully made by
14 the Department of Homeland Security under section
15 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
16 (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer
17 for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
18 (b) EXCEPTION.—A State or political subdivision of
19 a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based
20 solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not
21 share information regarding, or comply with a request
22 made by the Department of Homeland Security under sec-
23 tion 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
24 (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer re-
25 garding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or
26 a witness to a criminal offense.
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1 SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER-
2 TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
3 Beginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date
4 of enactment of this Act, a sanctuary jurisdiction is ineli-
5 gible to receive any Federal funds that the sanctuary juris-
6 diction intends to use for the benefit (including the provi-
7 sion of food, shelter, healthcare services, legal services,
8 and transportation) of aliens who are present in the
9 United States without lawful status under the immigration
10 laws (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Im-
11 migration and Nationality Act).
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