I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6378 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Governor of 
a State prior to the date on which any alien without lawful status 
under the immigration laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled 
in such State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2022 
Mr. BROOKS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify 
the Governor of a State prior to the date on which 
any alien without lawful status under the immigration 
laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such 
State, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Local Control Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISAPPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN 
ALIENS. 
(a) CONDITIONS
ON
SETTLEMENT
OF
CERTAIN 
ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney 
General, shall notify the Governor of a State and the chief 
executive of a political subdivision prior to the date on 
which any alien without lawful status under the immigra-
tion laws is transported to, housed in, or resettled in such 
State or political subdivision. 
(b) DISAPPROVAL
OF SETTLEMENT
OF CERTAIN 
ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the fol-
lowing conditions on transportation, housing, and resettle-
ment of aliens without lawful status under the immigra-
tion laws shall apply: 
(1) No Federal funds may be used to transport, 
house, or resettle any alien without lawful status 
under the immigration laws within a State without 
the approval of the Governor of the State. 
(2) Notwithstanding any approval granted 
under paragraph (1), no Federal funds may be used 
to transport, house, or resettle any alien without 
lawful status under the immigration laws in any po-
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litical subdivision within a State if the political sub-
division has in effect a law, a policy with the effect 
of law, or resolution prohibiting or disapproving of 
the transportation, housing, or resettling of aliens in 
that political subdivision. 
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2), 
nothing in this subsection shall be construed to pro-
hibit the use of Federal funds for the transportation 
or detention of an alien without a lawful immigra-
tion status for civil or criminal law enforcement pur-
poses. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to restrict or limit the transpor-
tation or detention of an alien without a lawful immigra-
tion status for civil or criminal law enforcement purposes. 
(d) ALIEN DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘alien’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
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