Title: Securing the Border and Protecting Our Communities Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Securing the Border and Protecting Our Communities Act
This bill prohibits any sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving any federal infrastructure or transportation funds authorized under: (1) the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant program, (2) the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-Term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant program, or (3) the surface transportation block grant program.
Funds that are not allocated to a sanctuary jurisdiction because of such prohibition shall be available for activities carried out under the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
"Sanctuary jurisdiction" is defined as a state or state political subdivision that the Department of Justice determines has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that: (1) prohibits or interferes with a government entity or official or a person sharing information with federal immigration authorities regarding an individual's immigration status; (2) prohibits any government entity or official from complying with a lawfully-issued Department of Homeland security detainer or notification request concerning the release of an alien; or (3) restricts a person's ability to bid for or be awarded a contract or otherwise retaliates against a person that assists in construction activity pursuant to the Secure Fence Act of 2006.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1126 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1126

  To prohibit certain Federal funds from being available to sanctuary 
 jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the Federal Government on 
 immigration matters or retaliate against border security contractors, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2017

Mr. Strange (for himself and Mr. Perdue) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit certain Federal funds from being available to sanctuary 
 jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the Federal Government on 
 immigration matters or retaliate against border security contractors, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing the Border and Protecting 
Our Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY JURISDICTION DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``sanctuary jurisdiction'' means a State or 
any political subdivision of a State that the Attorney General 
determines has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice 
that--
            (1) is in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 642 
        of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
        Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373);
            (2) prohibits any government entity or official from 
        complying with a detainer that has been lawfully issued or a 
        request to notify about the release of an alien that has been 
        made by the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with 
        section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1226 and 1357); or
            (3) restricts the ability of a person to bid for, or be 
        awarded, a contract or otherwise retaliates against a person 
        that assists in construction, including the provision of 
        materials, labor, or architectural or design services, relating 
        to an activity carried out pursuant to the Secure Fence Act of 
        2006 (Public Law 109-367; 120 Stat. 2638) or any amendment made 
        by that Act.

SEC. 3. SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
              FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--No sanctuary jurisdiction may be allocated or 
receive any Federal infrastructure or transportation funds authorized 
under--
            (1) the Transportation Investment Generating Economic 
        Recovery (``TIGER'') discretionary grant program;
            (2) the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and 
        Transportation for the Long-Term Achievement of National 
        Efficiencies (``FASTLANE'') grant program carried out pursuant 
        to section 117 of title 23, United States Code; or
            (3) the surface transportation block grant program carried 
        out pursuant to section 133 of title 23, United States Code.
    (b) Reallocation of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any Federal infrastructure or transportation funds not allocated 
to a sanctuary jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made 
available for activities carried out under the Secure Fence Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109-367; 120 Stat. 2638) or any amendment made by that Act.
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