Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

Subjects: Immigration, Border security and unlawful immigration, Congressional oversight, Intergovernmental relations, State and local finance, State and local government operations

Summary:  <p><strong>Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act </strong></p> <p> This bill imposes penalties on certain state and local governments that do not assist federal immigration enforcement actions. </p> <p>Specifically, a state or local government shall be ineligible for federal financial assistance for at least one year if it restricts or prohibits an agency or official from (1) communicating with the responsible federal immigration agency regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status. (Jurisdictions that take such actions are sometimes referred to as <i>sanctuary cities</i> or <i>sanctuary </i><i>jurisdictions</i>.)</p> <p> The bill restores eligibility for federal assistance if the Department of Justice (DOJ) determines that the jurisdiction no longer takes such actions.</p> <p> DOJ shall determine each year which state or local jurisdictions are ineligible for federal assistance under this bill and report such determinations to Congress.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 780 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 780

 To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary 
                    cities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2023

Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Norman, Mrs. 
  Miller of Illinois, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Perry, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Moore of 
Alabama, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Posey, Mr. Zinke, and Mr. Carter of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary 
                    cities, 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 ``Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY CITIES INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Any State or local government that violates section 642 of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1373) may not receive any Federal financial assistance (as such 
term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code). 
The Attorney General shall determine annually which State or local 
jurisdictions are not in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and shall report 
such determinations to Congress on March 1 of each year. The Attorney 
General shall also issue a report concerning the compliance of any 
particular State or local jurisdiction at the request of any Member of 
Congress. Any jurisdiction that is found to be out of compliance shall 
be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance for a minimum 
period of one year, and shall only become eligible again after the 
Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance.
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