Text of Senate Amendment 4395

Text of Senate Amendment 4395

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 43 (Monday, March 9, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S941] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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). ______