I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 400 
To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal 
officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected 
terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. BLACK-
BURN, Mr. BRAT, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 
BUCK, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. COOK, 
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
FLORES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GRAVES 
of Georgia, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. JODY 
B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, 
Mr. LONG, Mr. MARINO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. OLSON, 
Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. YOHO, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. POSEY, 
Mr. LATTA, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro-
lina, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. COMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooper-
ate with Federal officials to protect our communities 
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from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are 
illegally present in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Dangerous Sanc-
tuary Cities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY COOPERATE TO 
SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL OF-
FICIALS.—A State, a political subdivision of a State, or 
an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 
subdivision that complies with a detainer issued by the De-
partment of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 
and 1357)— 
(1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of 
the Department of Homeland Security; and 
(2) with regard to actions taken to comply with 
the detainer, shall have all authority available to of-
ficers and employees of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
(b) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—In any legal proceeding 
brought against a State, a political subdivision of a State, 
or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 
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subdivision, which challenges the legality of the seizure or 
detention of an individual pursuant to a detainer issued 
by the Department of Homeland Security under section 
236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)— 
(1) no liability shall lie against the State or po-
litical subdivision of a State for actions taken in 
compliance with the detainer; and 
(2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or 
agent of the State or political subdivision were taken 
in compliance with the detainer— 
(A) the officer, employee, or agent shall be 
deemed— 
(i) to be an employee of the Federal 
Government and an investigative or law 
enforcement officer; and 
(ii) to have been acting within the 
scope of his or her employment under sec-
tion 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code; 
(B) section 1346(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall provide the exclusive remedy 
for the plaintiff; and 
(C) the United States shall be substituted 
as defendant in the proceeding. 
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(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to provide immunity to any person 
who knowingly violates the civil or constitutional rights of 
an individual. 
SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub-
section (b), for purposes of this Act, 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— 
(1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchang-
ing with any Federal, State, or local government en-
tity information regarding the citizenship or immi-
gration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; 
or 
(2) 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 and 1357) to comply with a detainer 
for, or notify about the release of, an individual. 
(b) 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 
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made by the Department of Homeland Security under sec-
tion 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer re-
garding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or 
a witness to a criminal offense. 
SEC. 4. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER-
TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION 
GRANTS.— 
(1) GRANTS
FOR
PUBLIC
WORKS
AND
ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Section 201(b) of the Pub-
lic Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3141(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the area in which the project is to be car-
ried out is not a sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined 
in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 
Act).’’. 
(2) GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND ADMINISTRA-
TIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 203(a) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
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U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘A sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined 
in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 
Act) may not be deemed an eligible recipient under 
this subsection.’’. 
(3) SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.—Section 205(a) 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) will be carried out in an area that does not 
contain a sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 
Act).’’. 
(4) GRANTS
FOR
TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 207 of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY
OF
SANCTUARY
JURISDIC-
TIONS.—Grant funds under this section may not be used 
to provide assistance to a sanctuary jurisdiction (as de-
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fined in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities 
Act).’’. 
(b) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.— 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) The term ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ has the 
meaning provided in section 3 of the Stop Dan-
gerous Sanctuary Cities Act.’’; and 
(2) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)— 
(A) subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) 
the following: 
‘‘(6) the grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction 
and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during 
the period for which the grantee receives a grant 
under this title; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) 
PROTECTION
OF
INDIVIDUALS
AGAINST 
CRIME.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this title may be obligated 
or expended for any State or unit of general local 
government that is a sanctuary jurisdiction. 
‘‘(2) RETURNED AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) STATE.—If a State is a sanctuary ju-
risdiction during the period for which it receives 
amounts under this title, the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall direct the State to imme-
diately return to the Secretary any such 
amounts that the State received for that 
period; and 
‘‘(ii) shall reallocate amounts returned 
under clause (i) for grants under this title 
to other States that are not sanctuary ju-
risdictions. 
‘‘(B) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.—If a unit of general local government is 
a sanctuary jurisdiction during the period for 
which it receives amounts under this title, any 
such amounts that the unit of general local gov-
ernment received for that period— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a unit of general 
local government that is not in a non-
entitlement area, shall be returned to the 
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Secretary for grants under this title to 
States and other units of general local gov-
ernment that are not sanctuary jurisdic-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a unit of general 
local government that is in a nonentitle-
ment area, shall be returned to the Gov-
ernor of the State for grants under this 
title to other units of general local govern-
ment in the State that are not sanctuary 
jurisdictions. 
‘‘(C) REALLOCATION
RULES.—In reallo-
cating amounts under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) apply the relevant allocation for-
mula under section 106(b), with all sanc-
tuary jurisdictions excluded; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be subject to the rules 
for reallocation under section 106(c).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on October 1, 2017. 
Æ 
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