Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act

Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act

This bill prohibits using federal funds to make settlement payments to compensate any individuals for being separated from family members while detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection if the detention was (1) a result of the individual improperly entering (or attempting to improperly enter) the United States, and (2) in accordance with a Department of Justice memorandum that adopted a zero-tolerance policy for such improper entry into the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3154 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3154

 To prohibit cash settlements resulting from the lawful application of 
                       the zero tolerance policy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2021

 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
   Marshall, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lee, Mrs. 
Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, 
Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Young, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, 
   Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
 Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit cash settlements resulting from the lawful application of 
                       the zero tolerance policy.

    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 ``Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded 
Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CASH SETTLEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE LAWFUL 
              APPLICATION OF THE ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR VIOLATIONS 
              OF SECTION 275(A) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be 
used for settlement payments to individuals who, as a result of their 
violation of section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1325(a)), and in accordance with the policy described in the 
memorandum of the Attorney General regarding ``Zero-Tolerance for 
Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. Sec.  1325(a)'', issued on April 6, 2018, were 
detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection if such payments are 
intended to compensate such individuals for being separated from family 
members during such detention.
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