S.Amdt. 4395

SA 4395. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 4308 proposed by Mr. Scott of South Carolina
(for himself and Ms. Warren) to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase
the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 210(b) of the amendment, add the
following:
(6) Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for federal
funding.--
(A) Sanctuary jurisdiction defined.--In this paragraph, the
term ``sanctuary jurisdiction'' means a State or a political
subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute,
ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts--
(i) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any
Federal, State, or local government entity information
regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or
unlawful) of any individual; or
(ii) complying with a request lawfully made by the
Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to
detain an alien.
(B) Ineligibility.--Subject to subparagraph (C) and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, sanctuary
jurisdictions are ineligible to receive grant funding
authorized under this subsection.
(C) Notification and certification requirements.--The
ineligibility of a sanctuary jurisdiction to receive grant
funding authorized under this subsection shall not take
effect unless the sanctuary jurisdiction fails to certify to
the Secretary of Homeland Security that it is in full
compliance with the immigration laws (as defined in section
101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(17)), including section 642 of the Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1373).
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