S. 707 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTies federal funding to immigration cooperation
This bill would stop states and local governments from receiving federal money if they have laws or policies that prevent them from sharing information about someone's immigration status with federal authorities or cooperating with immigration detainers (requests to hold someone for immigration officials). The restriction wouldn't apply to protections for crime victims or witnesses who come forward. The Department of Homeland Security would have to report annually to Congress which jurisdictions aren't complying.
How it affects you
This would directly affect local government officials and law enforcement in states and cities with policies limiting immigration information-sharing. For residents in those places, it could reduce federal funding available for schools, infrastructure, and other services if their jurisdiction doesn't change its policies. The practical impact on individuals depends on whether local leaders decide to alter their current practices or accept the loss of federal money.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 25, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 707
A BILL
No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsor: Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 25, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”