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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5617 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5617

To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving Federal funds under 
  the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2018

Mr. Donovan (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Buck, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Perry, 
and Mr. Barletta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving Federal funds under 
  the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, 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 ``No Enforcement, No Grant for 
Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--A sanctuary jurisdiction is not eligible to 
receive any Federal funds under section 241(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) for the fiscal year in which the 
jurisdiction was determined to be a sanctuary jurisdiction.
    (b) Determinations.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
determine, on an annual basis, which jurisdictions are sanctuary 
jurisdictions.
    (c) Sanctuary Jurisdiction Defined.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) 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 comply with a detainer for, or notify 
                about the release of, an individual.
            (2) Exception.--A State or political subdivision of a State 
        shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on 
        its having a policy whereby its officials will not share 
        information regarding, or comply with a request 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 comply 
        with a detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a 
        victim or a witness to a criminal offense.
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