To provide Governors of States with the authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-3391
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Government lending and loan guarantees

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the governor of a state to withhold federal financial assistance from a local government unit in the state that has not complied with the immigration laws. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide Governors of States with the authority to withhold Federal financial assistance from units of local government that do not comply with the immigration laws, and for other purposes.

1. Authority to withhold Federal financial assistance A Governor of a State may withhold Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) from a unit of local government in that State that has not complied with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )), as determined by the Governor.