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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3000 

To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal 

officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected 

terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2019 

Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 

DUNCAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BUDD, Mr. LONG, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BABIN, 

Mr. ARRINGTON, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. COOK, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, 

Mr. HUNTER, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. 

WRIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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 

A BILL 

To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities 

from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are 

illegally present in the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Dangerous Sanc3 tuary Cities Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW EN5 FORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY COOPERATE TO 

6 SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES. 

7 (a) AUTHORITY TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL OF8 FICIALS.—A State, a political subdivision of a State, or 

9 an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 

10 subdivision that complies with a detainer issued by the De11 partment of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 

12 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 

13 and 1357)— 

14 (1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of 

15 the Department of Homeland Security; and 

16 (2) with regard to actions taken to comply with 

17 the detainer, shall have all authority available to of18 ficers and employees of the Department of Home19 land Security. 

20 (b) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—In any legal proceeding 

21 brought against a State, a political subdivision of a State, 

22 or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 

23 subdivision, which challenges the legality of the seizure or 

24 detention of an individual pursuant to a detainer issued 

25 by the Department of Homeland Security under section 


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1 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

2 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)— 

3 (1) no liability shall lie against the State or po4 litical subdivision of a State for actions taken in 

5 compliance with the detainer; and 

6 (2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or 

7 agent of the State or political subdivision were taken 

8 in compliance with the detainer— 

9 (A) the officer, employee, or agent shall be 

10 deemed— 

11 (i) to be an employee of the Federal 

12 Government and an investigative or law 

13 enforcement officer; and 

14 (ii) to have been acting within the 

15 scope of his or her employment under sec16 tion 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 

17 United States Code; 

18 (B) section 1346(b) of title 28, United 

19 States Code, shall provide the exclusive remedy 

20 for the plaintiff; and 

21 (C) the United States shall be substituted 

22 as defendant in the proceeding. 

23 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec24 tion may be construed to provide immunity to any person 


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1 who knowingly violates the civil or constitutional rights of 

2 an individual. 

3 SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub5 section (b), for purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘sanctuary 

6 jurisdiction’’ means any State or political subdivision of 

7 a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or 

8 practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity 

9 or official from— 

10 (1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchang11 ing with any Federal, State, or local government en12 tity information regarding the citizenship or immi13 gration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; 

14 or 

15 (2) complying with a request lawfully made by 

16 the Department of Homeland Security under section 

17 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

18 (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer 

19 for, or notify about the release of, an individual. 

20 (b) EXCEPTION.—A State or political subdivision of 

21 a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based 

22 solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not 

23 share information regarding, or comply with a request 

24 made by the Department of Homeland Security under sec25 tion 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 


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1 (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer re2 garding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or 

3 a witness to a criminal offense. 

4 SEC. 4. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER5 TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 

6 (a) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

7 GRANTS.— 

8 (1) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECO9 NOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 201(b) of the Pub10 lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 

11 (42 U.S.C. 3141(b)) is amended— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(4) the area in which the project is to be car18 ried out is not a sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined 

19 in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 

20 Act).’’. 

21 (2) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRA22 TIVE EXPENSES.—Section 203(a) of the Public 

23 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

24 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

25 the following: ‘‘A sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined 


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1 in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 

2 Act) may not be deemed an eligible recipient under 

3 this subsection.’’. 

4 (3) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—Section 205(a) 

5 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 

6 of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145(a)) is amended— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the 

10 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(4) will be carried out in an area that does not 

13 contain a sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined in sec14 tion 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 

15 Act).’’. 

16 (4) GRANTS FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND

17 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 207 of the Public 

18 Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

19 U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY OF SANCTUARY JURISDIC22 TIONS.—Grant funds authorized under this section may 

23 not be used to provide assistance to a sanctuary jurisdic24 tion (as defined in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanc25 tuary Cities Act).’’. 


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1 (b) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.— 

2 Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 

3 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— 

4 (1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(25) The term ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ has the 

7 meaning provided in section 3 of the Stop Dan8 gerous Sanctuary Cities Act.’’; and 

9 (2) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)— 

10 (A) subsection (b)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 

14 paragraph (7); and 

15 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(6) the grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction 

18 and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during 

19 the period for which the grantee receives a grant 

20 under this title; and’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(n) PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS AGAINST

23 CRIME.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be 

25 appropriated to carry out this title may be obligated 


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1 or expended for any State or unit of general local 

2 government that is a sanctuary jurisdiction. 

3 ‘‘(2) RETURNED AMOUNTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) STATE.—If a State is a sanctuary ju5 risdiction during the period for which it receives 

6 amounts under this title, the Secretary— 

7 ‘‘(i) shall direct the State to imme8 diately return to the Secretary any such 

9 amounts that the State received for that 

10 period; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall reallocate amounts returned 

12 under clause (i) for grants under this title 

13 to other States that are not sanctuary ju14 risdictions. 

15 ‘‘(B) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN16 MENT.—If a unit of general local government is 

17 a sanctuary jurisdiction during the period for 

18 which it receives amounts under this title, any 

19 such amounts that the unit of general local gov20 ernment received for that period— 

21 ‘‘(i) in the case of a unit of general 

22 local government that is not in a non23 entitlement area, shall be returned to the 

24 Secretary for grants under this title to 

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1 ernment that are not sanctuary jurisdic2 tions; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a unit of general 

4 local government that is in a nonentitle5 ment area, shall be returned to the Gov6 ernor of the State for grants under this 

7 title to other units of general local govern8 ment in the State that are not sanctuary 

9 jurisdictions. 

10 ‘‘(C) REALLOCATION RULES.—In reallo11 cating amounts under subparagraphs (A) and 

12 (B), the Secretary shall— 

13 ‘‘(i) apply the relevant allocation for14 mula under subsection (b), with all sanc15 tuary jurisdictions excluded; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) shall not be subject to the rules 

17 for reallocation under subsection (c).’’. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend19 ments made by this section shall take effect on October 

20 1, 2019. 

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