Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 115-hr-83
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Intergovernmental relations

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act </strong></p> <p> This bill prohibits a state or local government from receiving federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year if it restricts or prohibits a government entity or official from: (1) sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status.</p> <p> The bill restores assistance eligibility upon a Department of Justice (DOJ) determination that the jurisdiction no longer restricts or prohibits such actions.</p> <p> DOJ shall report each year to Congress regarding state or local jurisdictions that restrict or prohibit such actions.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 83 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Barletta 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 prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act . 2. Sanctuary cities ineligible for Federal financial assistance Any State or local government that violates section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 ) may not receive any Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code). The Attorney General shall determine annually which State or local jurisdictions are not in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and shall report such determinations to Congress on March 1 of each year. The Attorney General shall also issue a report concerning the compliance of any particular State or local jurisdiction at the request of any Member of Congress. Any jurisdiction that is found to be out of compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance for a minimum period of one year, and shall only become eligible again after the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance.