118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5717 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 ‘‘No Bailout for Sanc3 tuary Cities Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub6 section (b), for purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘sanctuary 

7 jurisdiction’’ means any State or political subdivision of 

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

9 practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity 

10 or official from— 

11 (1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchang12 ing with any Federal, State, or local government en13 tity information regarding the citizenship or immi14 gration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; 

15 or 

16 (2) complying with a request lawfully made by 

17 the Department of Homeland Security under section 

18 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

19 (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer 

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

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

22 a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based 

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

24 share information regarding, or comply with a request 

25 made by the Department of Homeland Security under sec26 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. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER5 TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 

6 Beginning on the earlier of the date that is 60 days 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act or the first day 

8 of the fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, a sanctuary jurisdiction is ineligible to receive 

10 any Federal funds that the sanctuary jurisdiction intends 

11 to use for the benefit (including the provision of food, shel12 ter, healthcare services, legal services, and transportation) 

13 of aliens who are present in the United States without law14 ful status under the immigration laws (as such terms are 

15 defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality 

16 Act). 

17 SEC. 4. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE. 

18 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

20 Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on the 

21 Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that in23 cludes a list of States, and political subdivisions of States, 
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1 that have failed to comply with requests described in sec2 tion 2(a)(2). 

Passed the House of Representatives September 20, 

2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5717 

AN ACT 

To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide 

tended to benefit such aliens. tion laws are ineligible for Federal funds inStates without lawful status under the immigrabenefits to aliens who are present in the United