H.R. 6522 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2022Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Mast, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being used to transport certain aliens into the interior, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022. 2. Limitation on Federal funds (a) In general No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal agency or contractor to transport aliens unlawfully present in the United States into the interior of the United States for purposes other than enforcement of the immigration laws. (b) Exemption Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to Federal funds used to transport unaccompanied alien children to Department of Health and Human Services facilities. (c) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term immigration laws has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101); (2) the term interior means the region within the United States that is not within the border jurisdiction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (3) the term unaccompanied alien child has the meaning given such term in section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279).