S. 3300Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

Introduced December 2, 2021

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The Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act aims to stop federal money from being used to pay legal settlements for people who entered the United States illegally. It bars any federal funds, including those in the Judgment Fund, from covering settlements tied to the lawful detention of such individuals when they are part of a family unit. The rule applies to cases arising after January 20, 2017, for entries at ports of entry or between ports along the southern border.

Key Provisions

  • Prohibits the expenditure of any federal funds, including the Judgment Fund, for legal settlements to individuals who violated immigration law by entering unlawfully, when the settlement claims stem from their lawful detention as part of a family unit after Jan 20 2017.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

December 2, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

December 2, 2021

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II

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3300

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 2, 2021

Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Braun, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Young, Ms. Collins, Mr. Romney, Mr. Burr, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to individuals who unlawfully entered the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act.

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Limitation on legal settlements for individuals who unlawfully entered the United States

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds, including amounts deposited into the Judgment Fund established under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, may be expended for any legal settlement to any individual who violated section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325(a)) if the claims giving rise to such settlement are based on the lawful detention of such individual as part of a family unit after entry at a port of entry or between ports of entry along the southern border of the United States after January 20, 2017.