[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4395. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 4308 proposed by Mr. Scott of South Carolina 
(for himself and Ms. Warren) 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 end of section 210(b) of the amendment, add the 
     following:
       (6) Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for federal 
     funding.--
       (A) Sanctuary jurisdiction defined.--In this paragraph, the 
     term ``sanctuary jurisdiction'' means a State or a political 
     subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, 
     ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts--
       (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 
     detain an alien.
       (B) Ineligibility.--Subject to subparagraph (C) and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, sanctuary 
     jurisdictions are ineligible to receive grant funding 
     authorized under this subsection.
       (C) Notification and certification requirements.--The 
     ineligibility of a sanctuary jurisdiction to receive grant 
     funding authorized under this subsection shall not take 
     effect unless the sanctuary jurisdiction fails to certify to 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security that it is in full 
     compliance with the immigration laws (as defined in section 
     101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(17)), including section 642 of the Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of 
     Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1373).
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