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Federal · 119th Congress

HR205 No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Prohibits federal earmarks to jurisdictions with policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on citizenship/immigration status info or detainers, so more immigration enforcement.

No Federal funds may be used for a congressional earmark targeted to a State or unit of local government which is a sanctuary jurisdiction.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Defines sanctuary jurisdictions to include those restricting sending/receiving immigration status info or complying with DHS detainer/notify requests (with victim/witness exception), and bars earmarks to them, incentivizing more state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

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,

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-01-03: 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.
Filed
2025-01-03
Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Sponsor
Beth Van Duyne R + 7 cosponsors (7 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill bans congressional earmarks to defined sanctuary jurisdictions that limit information-sharing or compliance with federal immigration detainers/requests (with narrow exception), expanding immigration enforcement by pressuring more state/local cooperation with ICE/DHS.

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History (4 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-01-03LibraIntroduced in House
2025-01-03LibraIntroduced in House
2025-01-03HouseReferred 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.
2025-01-03HouseReferred 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.