Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 117-hr-94
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2021-01-04
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: 2021-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act </strong></p> <p> This bill imposes penalties on certain state and local governments that do not assist federal immigration enforcement actions. Specifically, a state or local government shall be ineligible for federal financial assistance for at least one year if it restricts or prohibits an agency or official from (1) communicating with the responsible federal immigration agency regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status. Such governmental entities are sometimes referred to as sanctuary cities or jurisdictions. </p> <p> The bill restores assistance eligibility upon a Department of Justice (DOJ) determination that the jurisdiction no longer takes such actions.</p> <p> DOJ shall determine each year which state or local jurisdictions are not in compliance with immigration requirements and report such determination to Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 94 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Brooks , Mr. Norman , Mr. Budd , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gaetz , and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.