United StatesNo Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act
What it does
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used as congressionally directed spending (i.e., an earmark) for jurisdictions that withhold information about citizenship or immigration status or do not cooperate with immigration detainers.
More detail
Specifically, such funds are denied to any jurisdiction that has a law, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity from
maintaining, sending, or receiving information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual;
exchanging information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status with a federal, state, or local government entity;
complying with a valid immigration detainer from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); or
notifying DHS about an individual's release from custody.
The funding restriction does not apply to a law, policy, or practice that only applies to an individual who comes forward as a victim of or a witness to a criminal offense.
This prohibition begins in FY2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 3Introduced in HouseLatest
- Jan 3Referred 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.Introduced