[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6621 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6621

To prevent recipients of Federal funds from providing, or assisting in 
the provision of, legal representation to aliens unlawfully present in 
               the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2022

 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Miller of 
Illinois, Mr. Norman, Mr. Budd, Mr. Posey, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. 
Gohmert, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Hice 
of Georgia, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Mooney, Mr. McKinley, and Mrs. Greene of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and 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 prevent recipients of Federal funds from providing, or assisting in 
the provision of, legal representation to aliens unlawfully present in 
               the United States, 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 Taxpayer Funds for Illegal 
Immigrants Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that United States taxpayers' dollars should not be 
used to cover or subsidize the costs of legal representation for any 
alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRACT DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Federal contract'' means any contract 
entered into by the United States and with the Federal Government, 
including any contract to which any agency or instrumentality of the 
United States Government becomes a party pursuant to authority derived 
from the Constitution and the laws of the United States.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL FUNDING LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds received pursuant to a Federal 
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement may be used for any 
organization that provides legal representation or legal orientation 
services (as described in section 235(c)(4) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(c)(4))) for aliens unlawfully present in the United States who are 
placed in removal proceedings.
    (b) State and Local Recipients.--No State, unit of local 
government, or territory of the United States that receives funds from 
the Federal Government may use or allocate such funds, or provide any 
other form of assistance, to any legal defense fund for the 
representation of aliens unlawfully present in the United States in 
civil proceedings.
    (c) Limitation.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply with 
respect to any funds used for the legal representation of child 
trafficking victims.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITING LEGAL ACCESS AT THE BORDER PROGRAM.

    No Federal funds may be used for the Legal Access at the Border 
program or solicitation number 15JE1R-22-PR-0098 or any successor 
program or solicitation.
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