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S. 1075 117th Congress Senate

No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

Official title: A bill to withhold funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act from any State or unit of local government that provides relief funds or monetary paym… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to withhold funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act from any State or unit of local government that provides relief funds or monetary payments through a program exclusively targeting illegal immigrants.

Introduced: April 12, 2021 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 12, 2021
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 Latest action April 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act

This bill withholds funding authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from any state or unit of local government that fails to certify that it is not providing relief funds or monetary payments that are targeted exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1075: No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1075/
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"S. 1075: No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1075/.
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S. 1075, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1075/.
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[S. 1075: No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1075/)
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