No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act
- Last Action
- 5/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-03-26Referred 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.
- 2019-03-26Referred 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.
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-26 (00)
No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. The term "sanctuary jurisdiction" means a state or local government that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request.
The bill authorizes a state or local government to comply with a detainer and limits the liability of a state or local government for complying with the detainer.
Cosponsors (3)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Steve Watkins (R-KS)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Government liability
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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