[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6851 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6851
To prohibit certain funding to sanctuary jurisdictions, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2023
Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 prohibit certain funding to sanctuary jurisdictions, 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 ``Cooperation with ICE Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SANCTUARY CITY RECEIPT OF SSP FUNDS.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall revise the eligibility requirements for the
Shelter and Services Program (SSP) of the Agency (or any related
successor program) to render a sanctuary jurisdiction ineligible to
receive Federal funding under such program.
(b) Limitation on Liability for Certain Officers and Employees Who
Comply With Lawful Requests Made by DHS.--An officer or employee of a
sanctuary jurisdiction may not be held liable under Federal, State, or
local law, for--
(1) 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
(2) 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 and 1357) to
comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an
individual.
(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, 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--
(1) 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
(2) 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 and 1357) to
comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an
individual.
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