S.Amdt. 2213Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2213
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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Submitted July 9, 2015
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SA 2213. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. LIMITATION ON GRANTS TO SANCTUARY CITIES. Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Limitation on Grants to Sanctuary Cities.-- ``(1) Sanctuary city defined.--In this section, the term `sanctuary city' means a State or a political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, resolution, directive, policy, or practice that-- ``(A) prohibits, or in any way restricts, an officer or employee-- ``(i) from sending to, or receiving from, the Department of Homeland Security information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual; or ``(ii) from assisting or cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying out the officers' routine law enforcement duties, including with respect to the issuance of federal detainers; or ``(B) is otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) or (b). ``(2) Limitation on grants.--A sanctuary city is not eligible to receive a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program established pursuant to subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.).''. ______