H.R. 32 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 32 and get alerts. Policy area: Immigration Create a free account or sign in to follow the Immigration policy area and get alerts. ▲ 655 days since action Sponsor: Nick LaLota, NY-01, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 21 (0 D, 21 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12

Introduced: 2025-01-03

Latest action (2025-01-03): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

What H.R. 32 does, in plain terms

No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act This bill makes a state or political subdivision of a state ineligible for any federal funds that the jurisdiction intends to use to benefit non-U.S. nationals (i.e., aliens under federal law) who are unlawfully present if the jurisdiction withholds information about citizenship or immigration status or does 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. DHS must annually provide to specified congressional committees a list of jurisdictions that have failed to comply with a DHS detainer or have failed to notify DHS of an individual’s release. The funding restriction begins 60 days after the bill's enactment or on the first day of the fiscal year following the bill's enactment, whichever is earlier.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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