119-hr205

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 205 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 205

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for congressional earmarks 
 targeted to a State or unit of local government that is a sanctuary 
 jurisdiction.

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 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

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 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary 
Cities Act''.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 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.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 This Act applies with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.
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