I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3009 
To amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny 
assistance under such section to a State or political subdivision of a 
State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with respect 
to immigration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2015 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. SALMON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BUCK, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. MICA, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro-
lina, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BENISHEK, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. WEBER of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to deny assistance under such section to a State 
or political subdivision of a State that prohibits its offi-
cials from taking certain actions with respect to immigra-
tion. 
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 ‘‘Enforce the Law for 
Sanctuary Cities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE CRIMINAL 
ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SCAAP) FUND-
ING. 
Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(7) A State (or a political subdivision of a 
State) shall not be eligible to enter into a contrac-
tual arrangement under paragraph (1) if the State 
(or political subdivision)— 
‘‘(A) has in effect any law, policy, or proce-
dure in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1373); or 
‘‘(B) prohibits State or local law enforce-
ment officials from gathering information re-
garding the citizenship or immigration status, 
lawful or unlawful, of any individual.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON DOJ GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) COPS.—In the case of a State or unit of local 
government that received a grant award under part Q of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), if, during a fiscal 
year, that State or local government is a State or local 
government described in subsection (c), the Attorney Gen-
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eral shall withhold all of the amount that would otherwise 
be awarded to that State or unit of local government for 
the following fiscal year. 
(b) BYRNE-JAG.—In the case of a State or unit of 
local government that received a grant award under sub-
part 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), 
if, during a fiscal year, that State or unit of local govern-
ment is described in subsection (c), the Attorney General 
shall withhold all of the amount that would otherwise be 
awarded to that State or unit of local government for the 
following fiscal year. 
(c) STATES
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
DE-
SCRIBED.—A State or unit of local government described 
in this subsection is any State or local government that— 
(1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure 
in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of section 
642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373); 
or 
(2) prohibits State or local law enforcement of-
ficials from gathering information regarding the citi-
zenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of 
any individual. 
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