No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 119-hr-205
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being used as congressionally directed spending (i.e., an&nbsp;earmark) for jurisdictions that withhold information about citizenship or immigration status or do not cooperate with immigration detainers.</p><p>Specifically, such funds are denied to any jurisdiction that has a law, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity from</p><ul><li>maintaining, sending, or receiving information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual;</li><li>exchanging information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status with a federal, state, or local government entity;</li><li>complying with a valid immigration detainer from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); or</li><li>notifying DHS about an individual's release from custody.</li></ul><p>The funding restriction does not apply to a law, policy, or practice that only applies to an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.</p><p>This prohibition begins in FY2026.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Ellzey ) 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 use of Federal funds for congressional earmarks targeted to a State or unit of local government that is a sanctuary jurisdiction.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act . 2. Prohibition on use of congressional earmarks targeted to sanctuary jurisdictions (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be used for a congressional earmark targeted to a State or unit of local government which is a sanctuary jurisdiction. (b) Congressional earmark defined In subsection (a), the term congressional earmark has the meaning given such term under clause 9(e) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 3. Sanctuary jurisdiction defined (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), for purposes of this Act the term sanctuary jurisdiction means any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from— (1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or (2) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (b) Exception A State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense. 4. Effective date This Act applies with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.