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HR 205 119th Congress House Immigration

No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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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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No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

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.

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.

What's happening now January 3, 2025

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 27, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 5, 2025
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Rulli, Michael A.
Ohio · Jan 31, 2025
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 31, 2025
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Wied, Tony
Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2025
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 9, 2025
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 205: No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-205/
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"H.R. 205: No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-205/.
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H.R. 205, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-205/.
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[H.R. 205: No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-205/)
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