[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S938]
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  SA 4390. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing 
in America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INELIGIBILITY OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS FOR 
                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.

       Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(25)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 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--
       ``(i) 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
       ``(ii) 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, 1357) to 
     comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, 
     an individual.
       ``(B) 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, 1357) to comply with a 
     detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a 
     victim or a witness to a criminal offense.''; and
       (2) in section 104(b) (42 U.S.C. 5304(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) the grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction and will 
     not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during the period for 
     which the grantee receives a grant under this title; and''.
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