,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajge ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ab1 #bjba,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to withhold funding authorized under the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act from any ,state or unit of local government that provides relief funds or monetary payments through a program exclusively targeting illegal immigrants4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,bailouts for ,illegal ,aliens ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition of the use of funds to offset payments to illegal aliens 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ix of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #iiac4 ,prohibition of use of funds to offset payments to illegal aliens ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act or any amendment made by this ,act1 no funds made available under this ,act1 or by any amendment made by this ,act1 may be made available to a ,state or a unit of local government unless the ,state or local government certifies that it is not providing relief funds or monetary payments that are targeted exclusively to individuals who are believed to be unlawfully present in the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any funds made available under the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b7 on or after the date of the enactment of such ,act4