,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bcc #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cdec    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #aj1 #bjbb,mr4       
,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 and 
,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read the first time     
,january #ah1 #bjbb,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit the payment of certain     
legal settlements to individuals who    
unlawfully entered the ,united ,states4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protect ,american ,taxpayer    
,dollars from ,illegal ,immigration     
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on legal         
settlements for individuals who         
unlawfully entered the ,united ,states  
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 no ,federal     
funds1 including amounts deposited into 
the ,judgment ,fund established under   
section #acjd of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 may be expended for any  
legal settlement to any individual who  

violated section #bge7;a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7;a77 if the claims      
giving rise to such settlement are based
 on the lawful detention of such        
individual as part of a family unit     
after entry at a port of entry or       
between ports of entry along the        
southern border of the ,united ,states  
after ,january #bj1 #bjag4  7b7         
,effective date ,this section shall take
 effect on the date that is #a day after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  ,january #ah1 #bjbb,read the second   
time and placed on the calendar