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Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

Source: Congress.gov · 417 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill would prevent states and local governments from receiving federal financial assistance if they violate a specific federal law about sharing immigration information. The bill requires the Attorney General to determine which jurisdictions are violating this law and report those findings to Congress each year.

Who It Affects

State governments and local governments (such as city or county governments) that are found to violate the immigration information-sharing law.

Key Provisions

• States or local governments that violate section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 become ineligible to receive any federal financial assistance (Sec. 2) • The Attorney General must determine annually which state or local jurisdictions violate the immigration law and report those determinations to Congress on March 1 of each year (Sec. 2) • The Attorney General must issue a report on any particular state or local jurisdiction's compliance if a Member of Congress requests one (Sec. 2) • Any jurisdiction found out of compliance is ineligible to receive federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year and can only regain eligibility after the Attorney General certifies the jurisdiction is complying with the law (Sec. 2)

What Changes

States and local governments currently in violation of the immigration information-sharing law would lose access to federal funding. This ineligibility would last at least one year.

Important Definitions

The bill does not explicitly define "sanctuary cities" or "federal financial assistance" within the bill text itself.

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 780 To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 2, 2023 Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ZINKE, and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mobilizing Against 4 Sanctuary Cities Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:17 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H780.IH H780 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 780 IH SEC. 2. SANCTUARY CITIES INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FI- 1 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 2 Any State or local government that violates section 3 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re- 4 sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) may not receive 5 any Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined 6 in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code). The 7 Attorney General shall determine annually which State or 8 local jurisdictions are not in compliance with section 642 9 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon- 10 sibility Act and shall report such determinations to Con- 11 gress on March 1 of each year. The Attorney General shall 12 also issue a report concerning the compliance of any par- 13 ticular State or local jurisdiction at the request of any 14 Member of Congress. Any jurisdiction that is found to be 15 out of compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal fi- 16 nancial assistance for a minimum period of one year, and 17 shall only become eligible again after the Attorney General 18 certifies that the jurisdiction is in compliance. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:17 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H780.IH H780 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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