Bill · H.R. 3987· House(119-HR-3987)
No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
- Introduced
- 6/12/2025
- Last activity
- 6/12/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Ralph Norman
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act," aims to stop sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants. It defines a sanctuary jurisdiction as a State or political subdivision with policies that restrict sharing citizenship or immigration status information. It also includes rules regarding compliance with Department of Homeland Security requests for detainers or notifications. The bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include these new eligibility requirements. Under this act, a grantee must not be a sanctuary jurisdiction and must not become one during the grant period.
Yes
Does this give the federal government more power?+6
The bill increases federal authority by conditioning grant eligibility on local compliance with federal immigration enforcement policies.
Does this tighten control of the border?+5
The bill increases cooperation between local jurisdictions and federal immigration enforcement through mandatory compliance requirements.
The opposite· 3 of 8
Would immigrants be better off under this?-6
The bill targets jurisdictions that provide protections for immigrants, potentially increasing the risk of deportation for those in such areas.
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?-5
The bill's focus on immigration enforcement and status sharing may disproportionately affect Hispanic communities in sanctuary jurisdictions.
Does this make housing cost less?-5
By restricting community development block grants for sanctuary jurisdictions, the bill may reduce available funding for local affordable housing initiatives.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protections for Victims and Witnesses: Under Section 2, subparagraph (B), a jurisdiction is not considered a sanctuary jurisdiction if its policy prevents sharing information or complying with detainer requests for individuals who come forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense. This ensures that certain individuals can still be protected without the jurisdiction losing its grant eligibility.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of Grant Funding for Jurisdictions: According to Section 2, the bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit any grantee that is a "sanctuary jurisdiction" or becomes one during the grant period from receiving funds. This means any State or political subdivision that has policies prohibiting the exchange of citizenship or immigration status information, or that does not comply with specific Department of Homeland Security requests, would lose access to community development block grants.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-6Good For Hispanic Americans-5Good For Low Income Households-4Good For Urban Residents-4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5Improves Affordable Housing-5Improves Poverty Reduction-3Reduces Homelessness-3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+6Increase States Rights-5
- 6/23/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/12/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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