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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6621 

To prevent recipients of Federal funds from providing, or assisting in the 

provision of, legal representation to aliens unlawfully present in the 

United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 

Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BROOKS, Mrs. MILLER of 

Illinois, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BUDD, Mr. POSEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. GAETZ, 

Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOODEN of 

Texas, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mrs. GREENE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 prevent recipients of Federal funds from providing, or 

assisting in the provision of, legal representation to aliens 

unlawfully present in the United States, 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 ‘‘No Taxpayer Funds 

5 for Illegal Immigrants Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDING. 

2 Congress finds that United States taxpayers’ dollars 

3 should not be used to cover or subsidize the costs of legal 

4 representation for any alien who is unlawfully present in 

5 the United States. 

6 SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRACT DEFINED. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘Federal contract’’ means any 

8 contract entered into by the United States and with the 

9 Federal Government, including any contract to which any 

10 agency or instrumentality of the United States Govern11 ment becomes a party pursuant to authority derived from 

12 the Constitution and the laws of the United States. 

13 SEC. 4. FEDERAL FUNDING LIMITATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds received pursu15 ant to a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 

16 agreement may be used for any organization that provides 

17 legal representation or legal orientation services (as de18 scribed in section 235(c)(4) of the William Wilberforce 

19 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 

20 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(4))) for aliens unlawfully present 

21 in the United States who are placed in removal pro22 ceedings. 

23 (b) STATE AND LOCAL RECIPIENTS.—No State, unit 

24 of local government, or territory of the United States that 

25 receives funds from the Federal Government may use or 

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1 ance, to any legal defense fund for the representation of 

2 aliens unlawfully present in the United States in civil pro3 ceedings. 

4 (c) LIMITATION.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 

5 apply with respect to any funds used for the legal rep6 resentation of child trafficking victims. 

7 SEC. 5. PROHIBITING LEGAL ACCESS AT THE BORDER PRO8 GRAM. 

9 No Federal funds may be used for the Legal Access 

10 at the Border program or solicitation number 15JE1R– 

11 22–PR–0098 or any successor program or solicitation. 

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