[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 707 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 707
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens
who are present in the United States without lawful status under the
immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit
such aliens.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Daines, Mr. Lee,
Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Banks, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens
who are present in the United States without lawful status under the
immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit
such aliens.
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 Bailout for Sanctuary Cities
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTION.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in this Act,
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 Secretary
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) Exception.--For purposes of this Act, a State or political
subdivision of a State shall not be considered a sanctuary jurisdiction
based solely on the State or political subdivision of a State having a
policy under which officials of the State or political subdivision of a
State will not share information with respect to, or comply with a
request made by the Secretary 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, an individual who comes forward as a victim
of or a witness to a criminal offense.
SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
Beginning on the date that is the earlier of the date that is 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act or the first day of
the fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this
Act, a sanctuary jurisdiction is ineligible to receive any Federal
funds that the sanctuary jurisdiction intends to use for the benefit
(including the provision of food, shelter, healthcare services, legal
services, and transportation) of aliens who are present in the United
States without lawful status under the immigration laws (as defined in
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).
SEC. 4. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report
that identifies each State and political subdivision of a State that
has, within the preceding 1-year period, failed to comply with a
request described in section 2(a)(2).
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