A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

Bill: 113-s-299
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2013-02-13
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Border security and unlawful immigration

Citizenship and naturalization

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Prohibits the use of community oriented policing services funds in contravention of provisions of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 that restrict a government entity or official from preventing any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 299 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2013 Mr. Vitter (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

1. Restriction of COPS funding for sanctuary cities None of the amounts appropriated in any Act for the Community Oriented Policing Services Program may be used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).