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[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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