,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,arrington 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,self1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,ms4
 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,nehls1
 ,mr4 ,burchett1 and ,mr4 ,grothman7    
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 ,federal funds  
from being made available to any ,state 
or local government that arrests or     
prosecutes ,federal law enforcement     
officers for performing duties related  
to the enforcement of ,federal          
immigration law4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding 
,homeland ,immigration ,enforcement from

 ,local ,detention ,act of #bjbe or as  
the ,,shield ,act of #bjbe4  #b4        
,findings ,the ,congress finds as       
follows3 7#a7 ,the ,constitution vests  
the ,federal ,government with exclusive 
authority over the enforcement of       
immigration laws4  7#b7 ,federal law    
enforcement officers acting within the  
scope of their duties must not be       
subject to arrest1 detention1 or        
prosecution by ,state or local          
jurisdictions for carrying out lawful   
immigration enforcement activities4     
7#c7 ,certain jurisdictions have        
threatened or taken actions to impede   
,federal immigration enforcement1       
thereby undermining the rule of law and 
public safety4  #c4 ,prohibition on     
,federal funds to jurisdictions that    
arrest or prosecute ,federal officers   
7a7 ,in general ,no ,federal financial  
assistance may be made available to a   
,state or political subdivision thereof 
that-- 7#a7 arrests1 detains1 or        
prosecutes a ,federal law enforcement   

officer2 or  7#b7 otherwise interferes  
with or obstructs such officer1 for     
actions taken by that officer in the    
lawful performance of their duties      
relating to the enforcement of ,federal 
immigration law4  7b7 ,determination    
,the ,attorney ,general in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 shall determine whether a    
,state or unit of local government has  
engaged in conduct described in         
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,ineligibility ,for
 fiscal year #bjbf1 and each fiscal year
 thereafter1 a ,state or political      
subdivision thereof determined to have  
engaged in the conduct described in     
subsection 7a7 at any time during the   
fiscal year is ineligible to receive    
,federal financial assistance for that  
fiscal year4  7d7 ,reallocation ,any    
,federal financial assistance that a    
,state or political subdivision thereof 
is ineligible to receive pursuant to    
subsection 7c7 shall be reallocated to  
,states or political subdivisions of    

,states that are not ineligible under   
such section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,the term ,federal financial
 assistance has the meaning given the   
term in section #geja of title #ca1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term  
,state means any ,state of the ,united  
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the ,united
 ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1       
,american ,samoa1 and any other         
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  #d4 ,restoration of funding   
,federal financial assistance withheld  
under section #c shall be restored only 
if the ,attorney ,general certifies the 
head of the ,federal agency that        
administers such ,federal financial     
assistance that the ,state or political 
subdivision thereof has ceased the      
offending conduct and has provided      
written assurances that such            
interference will not recur4  #e4       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   

term ,federal law enforcement officer   
means any officer1 agent1 or employee   
authorized by the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,justice1 or any other ,federal agency  
to enforce immigration laws4  7#b7 ,the 
term ,federal funds includes any grant1 
contract1 cooperative agreement1 or     
other form of financial assistance      
provided by a ,federal department or    
agency4  #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act 
shall take effect on the date of        
enactment of this ,act4