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S 3154 117th Congress Senate Immigration

Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act

Introduced: November 3, 2021 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 3, 2021
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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.

What's happening now November 3, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 27
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Nov 16, 2021
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Nov 15, 2021
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Nov 3, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 3, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 3, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 3, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 3, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Nov 3, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 3, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 3, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Nov 3, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 3, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Nov 3, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 3, 2021
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2021
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Nov 3, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Nov 3, 2021
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 3, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Nov 3, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Nov 3, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 3, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Nov 3, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 3, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3154: Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3154/
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"S. 3154: Prohibiting Taxpayer Funded Settlements for Illegal Immigrants Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3154/.
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S. 3154, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3154/.
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