,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ffba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #g1 #bjbb,mrs4 ,boebert 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,brooks1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,gooden of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 and ,mrs4 ,greene of ,georgia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prevent recipients of ,federal funds from providing1 or assisting in the provision of1 legal representation to aliens unlawfully present in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,taxpayer ,funds for ,illegal ,immigrants ,act4 #b4 ,finding ,congress finds that ,united ,states taxpayers' dollars should not be used to cover or subsidize the costs of legal representation for any alien who is unlawfully present in the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,federal contract defined ,in this ,act1 the term ,federal contract means any contract entered into by the ,united ,states and with the ,federal ,government1 including any contract to which any agency or instrumentality of the ,united ,states ,government becomes a party pursuant to authority derived from the ,constitution and the laws of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,federal funding limitations 7a7 ,in general ,no ,federal funds received pursuant to a ,federal contract1 grant1 loan1 or cooperative agreement may be used for any organization that provides legal representation or legal orientation services 7as described in section #bce7;c77#d7 of the ,william ,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7;c77#d777 for aliens unlawfully present in the ,united ,states who are placed in removal proceedings4 7b7 ,state and local recipients ,no ,state1 unit of local government1 or territory of the ,united ,states that receives funds from the ,federal ,government may use or allocate such funds1 or provide any other form of assistance1 to any legal defense fund for the representation of aliens unlawfully present in the ,united ,states in civil proceedings4 7c7 ,limitation ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall not apply with respect to any funds used for the legal representation of child trafficking victims4 #e4 ,prohibiting ,legal ,access at the ,border program ,no ,federal funds may be used for the ,legal ,access at the ,border program or solicitation number #ae;,,je#a,r-#bb-,,pr-#jjih or any successor program or solicitation4