,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,crank introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to limit certain ,federal
 funding to ,states that do not have a  
process to notify the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security of the release from 
custody or detainment certain aliens    
under certain circumstances1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,blocking      
,lawless ,open ,border ,cities and      
,states ,act of #bjbe or the ,,bloc     
,act4  #b4 ,ineligibility of sanctuary  
jurisdictions for certain ,federal funds
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #f of title  
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#fab4 ,ineligibility of sanctuary       
jurisdictions for certain ,federal funds
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    

,transportation shall not obligate or   
award funds for any infrastructure      
project1 including for highway          
construction1 to a political subdivision
 of a ,state1 nor shall any funds       
obligated or awarded to a ,state1 go to 
any political subdivision of a ,state   
that does not have in effect not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of the ,,bloc ,act a statute1          
ordinance1 policy1 or practice requiring
 an entity or official of such political
 subdivision to notify the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security 7or designee       
thereof7 not later than #dh hours before
 of the release from custody or         
detainment of an alien if-- 7#a7 the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or   
designee thereof7 has determined that   
such alien is not lawfully present in   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 not later    
than #dh hours before such release1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or   
designee thereof7 has notified the      
sheriff or detaining entity of such     

,state or political subdivision of the  
legal status of such alien2 and  7#c7   
such alien has been in custody or       
detainment for not less than #dh hours  
before such release4  7b7 ,definition of
 infrastructure project ,in this        
section1 the term infrastructure project
 has the meaning given such term in     
section #ahd4c of title #b1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of enactment of the ,,bloc     
,act74  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
analysis for chapter #f of title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #fab4 
,ineligibility of sanctuary             
jurisdictions for certain ,federal      
funds4  4