117 S3154 IS: Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act U.S. Senate 2021-11-03 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.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3154IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 3, 2021Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Young, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit cash settlements resulting from the lawful application of the zero tolerance policy.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act.

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Prohibition of cash settlements resulting from the lawful application of the zero tolerance policy for violations of section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for settlement payments to individuals who, as a result of their violation of section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325(a)), and in accordance with the policy described in the memorandum of the Attorney General regarding Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a), issued on April 6, 2018, were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection if such payments are intended to compensate such individuals for being separated from family members during such detention.