I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3881 
To ensure State and local law enforcement officers are permitted to 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 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. VAN 
ORDEN, 
Mr. 
EDWARDS, 
Mr. 
MCGUIRE, 
Mr. 
HARRIGAN, 
Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. CARTER 
of Georgia, Ms. BOEBERT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROSE, 
and Mr. MOORE of North Carolina) 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 Serv-
ices, 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 ensure State and local law enforcement officers are per-
mitted to cooperate with Federal officials to protect our 
communities from violent criminals and suspected terror-
ists 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, 
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236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)— 
(1) no liability shall lie against such State or 
political subdivision for actions taken in compliance 
with such detainer; and 
(2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or 
agent of the State or political subdivision were taken 
in compliance with such 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. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to provide immunity to any person 
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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 
made by the Department of Homeland Security under sec-
tion 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
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(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 
U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘A sanctuary jurisdiction (as defined 
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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)(B), by striking the 
period 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 authorized under this section may 
not be used to provide assistance to a sanctuary jurisdic-
tion (as defined in section 3 of the Stop Dangerous Sanc-
tuary Cities Act).’’. 
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(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 given such term in section 3 of the Stop 
Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act.’’; 
(2) in section 104(b) (42 U.S.C. 5304(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) 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 
(3) in section 106 (42 U.S.C. 5306), by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) 
PROTECTION
OF
INDIVIDUALS
AGAINST 
CRIME.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this title may be obligated 
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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 
amounts received by the State under this 
title for such 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 
Secretary for grants under this title to 
States and other units of general local gov-
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