Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
Latest action · Feb 2, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
This bill imposes penalties on certain state and local governments that do not assist federal immigration enforcement actions.
Specifically, a state or local government shall be ineligible for federal financial assistance for at least one year if it restricts or prohibits an agency or official from (1) communicating with the responsible federal immigration agency regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status. (Jurisdictions that take such actions are sometimes referred to as sanctuary cities or sanctuary jurisdictions.)
The bill restores eligibility for federal assistance if the Department of Justice (DOJ) determines that the jurisdiction no longer takes such actions.
DOJ shall determine each year which state or local jurisdictions are ineligible for federal assistance under this bill and report such determinations to Congress.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Feb 14, 2023 | |
| R-NY | George Santos | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Mar 1, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Mar 1, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2023 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 22, February 2, 2023, page H681.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11438 | “Sanctuary” Jurisdictions: Policy Overview | Resource | Mar 4, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 94 | Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
