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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6378 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Governor of 

a State prior to the date on which any alien without lawful status 

under the immigration laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled 

in such State, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2022 

Mr. BROOKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify 

the Governor of a State prior to the date on which 

any alien without lawful status under the immigration 

laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such 

State, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Control Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISAPPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN 

2 ALIENS. 

3 (a) CONDITIONS ON SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN

4 ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be5 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Sec7 retary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney 

8 General, shall notify the Governor of a State and the chief 

9 executive of a political subdivision prior to the date on 

10 which any alien without lawful status under the immigra11 tion laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such 

12 State or political subdivision. 

13 (b) DISAPPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN

14 ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be15 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the fol16 lowing conditions on transportation, housing, and resettle17 ment of aliens without lawful status under the immigra18 tion laws shall apply: 

19 (1) No Federal funds may be used to transport, 

20 house, or resettle any alien without lawful status 

21 under the immigration laws within a State without 

22 the approval of the Governor of the State. 

23 (2) Notwithstanding any approval granted 

24 under paragraph (1), no Federal funds may be used 

25 to transport, house, or resettle any alien without 

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1 litical subdivision within a State if the political sub2 division has in effect a law, a policy with the effect 

3 of law, or resolution prohibiting or disapproving of 

4 the transportation, housing, or resettling of aliens in 

5 that political subdivision. 

6 (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), 

7 nothing in this subsection shall be construed to pro8 hibit the use of Federal funds for the transportation 

9 or detention of an alien without a lawful immigra10 tion status for civil or criminal law enforcement pur11 poses. 

12 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec13 tion shall be construed to restrict or limit the transpor14 tation or detention of an alien without a lawful immigra15 tion status for civil or criminal law enforcement purposes. 

16 (d) ALIEN DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘alien’’ 

17 has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 

18 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

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