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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5717 
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who 
are present in the United States without lawful status under the immi-
gration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such 
aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 
Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, 
Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. WILLIAMS of New 
York, and Mr. GIMENEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits 
to aliens who are present in the United States without 
lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible 
for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens. 
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 ‘‘No Bailout for Sanc-
tuary Cities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 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 
(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. 
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SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CER-
TAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 
Beginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a sanctuary jurisdiction is ineli-
gible to receive any Federal funds that the sanctuary juris-
diction intends to use for the benefit (including the provi-
sion of food, shelter, healthcare services, legal services, 
and transportation) of aliens who are present in the 
United States without lawful status under the immigration 
laws (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act). 
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