118 HR 5717 IH: No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5717IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 26, 2023Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. McCaul, Mr. D'Esposito, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Williams of New York, and Mr. Gimenez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act .

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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.

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Sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for certain Federal funds

Beginning in 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).