Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3861 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3861

 To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary 
                    cities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2025

   Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina (for herself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. 
Zinke, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Yakym, Mrs. Luna, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Bergman, Mr. 
 Edwards, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Donalds) 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 receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary 
                    cities, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SANCTUARY CITIES INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Identification.--The Attorney General shall annually identify 
each State or local jurisdiction that--
            (1) is not in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal 
        Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1373) and shall report such determinations to Congress on March 
        1 of each year; or
            (2) does not comply 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) Ineligibility for Funding.--Any jurisdiction that is found to 
be out of compliance shall be ineligible to receive Federal financial 
assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, 
United States Code) for a minimum period of one year, and shall only 
become eligible again after the Attorney General certifies that the 
jurisdiction is in compliance.
    (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall also issue a report 
concerning the compliance of any particular State or local jurisdiction 
at the request of any Member of Congress.
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