We’re Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act

Bill: 117-hr-6021
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-11-18
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>We're Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits making federal funds available to pay for any settlement agreement in any civil action brought as a result of actions taken to enforce the April 6, 2018, Department of Justice memorandum pertaining to the prosecution of cases of improper entry into the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2021 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Perry , Mr. Norman , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Harris , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the payment of settlement agreements in certain cases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the We’re Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act . 2. Prohibition on payment of settlements in certain cases No amounts may be made available from the Treasury for the payment of any settlement agreement filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in A.I.I.L. v. Sessions, 4:19–CV–00481, or any substantially similar civil action brought by an individual as a result of an action taken to enforce the memorandum of the Attorney General entitled Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. §1325(a) , and dated April 6, 2018.