,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bje ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjbe,ms4 ,van ,duyne 7for herself and ,mr4 ,ellzey7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,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 prohibit the use of ,federal funds for congressional earmarks targeted to a ,state or unit of local government that is a sanctuary jurisdiction4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,congressional ,funds for ,sanctuary ,cities ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on use of congressional earmarks targeted to sanctuary jurisdictions 7a7 ,prohibition ,no ,federal funds may be used for a congressional earmark targeted to a ,state or unit of local government which is a sanctuary jurisdiction4 7b7 ,congressional earmark defined ,in subsection 7a71 the term congressional earmark has the meaning given such term under clause #i7;e7 of rule ,,xxi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives4 #c4 ,sanctuary jurisdiction defined 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided under subsection 7b71 for purposes of this ,act the term sanctuary jurisdiction means any ,state or political subdivision of a ,state that has in effect a statute1 ordinance1 policy1 or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from-- 7#a7 sending1 receiving1 maintaining1 or exchanging with any ,federal1 ,state1 or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status 7lawful or unlawful7 of any individual2 or 7#b7 complying with a request lawfully made by the ,department of ,homeland ,security under section #bcf or #bhg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer for1 or notify about the release of1 an individual4 7b7 ,exception ,a ,state or political subdivision of a ,state shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding1 or comply with a request made by the ,department of ,homeland ,security under section #bcf or #bhg of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer regarding1 an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense4 #d4 ,effective date ,this ,act applies with respect to fiscal year #bjbf and each succeeding fiscal year4