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HR 3549 IH

To withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of States that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law.

September 17, 2007

Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was 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

To withdraw Federal funds from States and political subdivisions of States that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `No Sanctuary for Illegals Act'.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

(a) In General- No officer or employee of the Federal Government may provide Federal funds to any State, or political subdivision of a State, that is determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be interfering with efforts to enforce Federal immigration laws.

(b) Termination of Funding Prohibition- Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective with respect to a State or political subdivision denied funds under such subsection when the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the State or political subdivision has entered into an agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security to cease such interference.