[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5796 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5796

  To withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of 
   States that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2010

Mr. Burton of Indiana 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of 
   States that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law.

    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 ``Putting an End to Sanctuary Cities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--No officer or employee of the Federal Government 
may provide Federal funds to any State, or political subdivision of a 
State, that is determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be 
interfering with efforts to enforce Federal immigration laws.
    (b) Termination of Funding Prohibition.--Subsection (a) shall cease 
to be effective with respect to a State or political subdivision denied 
funds under such subsection when the Secretary of Homeland Security 
certifies that the State or political subdivision has entered into an 
agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security to cease such 
interference.
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