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Calendar No. 233
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3453
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 10, 2022
Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
January 18, 2022
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to individuals who unlawfully entered the United States.
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
In general
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.
Effective date
This section shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
January 18, 2022
Read the second time and placed on the calendar