,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #c1  
#bjba,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,burr1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4            
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4      
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4         
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1  
,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4      
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4
 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,toomey1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4          
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4      
,risch1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 and
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit cash settlements resulting 
from the lawful application of the zero 
tolerance policy4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,prohibiting ,taxpayer ,funded          
,settlements for ,illegal ,immigrants   

,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of cash         
settlements resulting from the lawful   
application of the zero tolerance policy
 for violations of section #bge7;a7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,federal funds may be used for  
settlement payments to individuals who1 
as a result of their violation of       
section #bge7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#acbe7;a771 and in accordance with the  
policy described in the memorandum of   
the ,attorney ,general regarding        
,zero-,tolerance for ,offenses ,under #h
 ,u4,s4,c4  #acbe7;a71 issued on ,april 
#f1 #bjah1 were detained by ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection if such
 payments are intended to compensate    
such individuals for being separated    
from family members during such         
detention4