Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 153 To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. NOR- MAN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MEAD- OWS, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined 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 00:35 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H153.IH H153 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 153 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 00:35 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H153.IH H153 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS