,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas 7for        
herself1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,clarke  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,jackson of         
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1    
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1
 ,ms4 ,salinas1 ,mr4 ,garca of          
,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,pingree7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to repeal section #fdb of the  
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of      
#aiif4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,restoring ,community   
,trust ,act of #bjbf4  ,repeal of       
communication between government        
agencies and the immigration and        
naturalization service  7a7 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,constitution clearly establishes a    
system of dual sovereignty in which the 
,federal ,government and the ,states    

retain distinct and independent spheres 
of authority1 including primary         
responsibility for the organization1    
administration1 and supervision of      
,state and local government employees4  
7#b7 ,under ,supreme ,court precedent1  
including ,new ,york v4 ,united ,states 
7#aiib71 ,printz v4 ,united ,states     
7#aiig71 and ,murphy v4 ,,ncaa 7#bjah71 
the ,federal ,government may not compel 
,states or political subdivisions to    
administer or enforce ,federal          
regulatory programs4 ,it also may not   
prohibit ,states from controlling their 
internal governmental operations4  7#c7 
,section #fdb of the ,illegal           
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 threatens the ability  
of ,state and local governments to      
establish policies governing the        
receipt1 use1 and disclosure of         
information by their own public         
institutions1 intruding into areas of   
traditional ,state and local authority4 

7#d7 ,state and local governments have a
 substantial interest in fostering trust
 between residents and public           
institutions1 including law enforcement1
 to promote public safety1 emergency    
response1 and community engagement4     
7#e7 ,many interactions between         
individuals and ,state or local agencies
 occur for purposes completely unrelated
 to ,federal immigration enforcement1   
and information sharing in such contexts
 may undermine the effectiveness of     
those governmental functions4  7#f7 ,the
 ,federal ,government retains exclusive 
authority over civil immigration        
enforcement and possesses independent   
tools and resources to enforce ,federal 
immigration law without trying to       
regulate ,state or local governments4   
7#g7 ,a repeal of section #fdb of the   
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 would not limit   
the ,federal ,government's authority to 
enforce ,federal immigration law or to  

obtain information through means        
otherwise authorized by law4  7#h7      
,section #fdb of the ,illegal           
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 has generated legal    
uncertainty and litigation concerning   
its constitutionality and its           
interaction with ,federal grant         
programs1 imposing administrative and   
financial burdens on ,state and local   
governments4  7#i7 ,effective governance
 is best achieved when responsibility   
for ,federal law enforcement remains    
with ,federal authorities and           
responsibility for ,state and local     
government remains with ,state and local
 officials accountable to their         
residents4  7#aj7 ,the purpose of       
repealing section #fdb of the ,illegal  
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 is to restore          
constitutional balance1 reduce legal    
ambiguity1 and respect ,state and local 

control over internal governmental      
operations4  7#aa7 ,that nothing in this
 ,act shall be construed to prohibit or 
restrict any ,state or unit of local    
government from communicating1          
cooperating1 or sharing information with
 a ,federal immigration authority1      
consistent with applicable ,state or    
local law or otherwise limit the        
authority of the ,federal ,government to
 enforce the immigration laws 7as such  
term is defined under section #aja of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja774  7b7 ,repeal     
,section #fdb of the ,illegal           
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc7 is repealed4