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Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019

Introduced: January 11, 2019 Introduced by: Grothman, Glenn Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019

This bill makes state or local governments that violate immigration laws ineligible for federal financial assistance.

A governmental entity shall be ineligible if it

  • violates federal law by prohibiting its officials from communicating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the immigration status of any individual,
  • restricts compliance with DHS detainer requests, or
  • has any laws or policies that violate immigration laws.

A DHS detainer request is an order or request to a state or local government to (1) temporarily hold or transport an alien for transfer into federal custody, or (2) notify DHS before releasing an alien from custody.

A government or law enforcement officer that complies with a DHS detainer request shall be acting under the color of federal authority, for the purposes of liability or immunity in a lawsuit filed by the detained individual.

The bill makes it unlawful for a state or local government to discharge or discriminate against one of its law enforcement officers for complying with a DHS retainer request.

What's happening now February 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 10
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Aug 30, 2019
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 13, 2019
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2019
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 17, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Jan 11, 2019
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 11, 2019
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 11, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· Jan 11, 2019
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2019
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 11, 2019
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 516: Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-516/
MLA
"H.R. 516: Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-516/.
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H.R. 516, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-516/.
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[H.R. 516: Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-516/)
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