,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cggc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to condition ,federal    
highway funding on ,state compliance    
with ,federal immigration enforcement   
policies related to driver's licensing  
and information sharing1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enforce            
,immigration or ,lose ,transportation   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that-- 7#a7 ,federal transportation     
funding supports the safety and         
efficiency of the highways1 bridges1 and
 public transit systems of the ,united  
,states2  7#b7 compliance with ,federal 
immigration laws1 including verification
 of lawful presence for driver's license
 issuance and cooperation with ,federal 

immigration enforcement1 directly       
impacts road safety by ensuring that    
licensed drivers are properly vetted and
 reducing risks associated with         
unverified operators2  7#c7 ,states that
 issue driver's licenses without        
requiring proof of lawful presence or   
that restrict information sharing with  
,federal immigration authorities        
undermine national security and         
transportation safety objectives2 and   
7#d7 conditioning a portion of ,federal 
highway funding on compliance described 
in paragraph 7#b7 is a reasonable       
exercise of the authority of ,congress  
under the ,spending ,clause of section  
#h of article ,i of the ,constitution to
 promote the general welfare4  #c4      
,immigration compliance for             
transportation funding  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #aed the following3  #aee4
 ,immigration compliance for            
transportation funding  7a7 ,definition 

of driver's license ,in this section1   
the term driver's license has the       
meaning given the term in section #bja  
of the ,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7#di   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjcja note2 ,public ,law     
#aji-ac74  7b7 ,withholding of funds for
 noncompliance  7#a7 ,in general ,on    
,october #a1 #bjbf1 and each ,october #a
 thereafter1 the ,secretary shall       
withhold from a ,state the applicable   
percentage described in paragraph 7#b7  
of the amounts required to be           
apportioned to the ,state under         
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section     
#ajd7;b7 if the ,secretary determines   
that the ,state is not in compliance1 as
 described in subsection 7c74  7#b7     
,applicable percentage  7,a7 ,first year
 ,for the first fiscal year in which a  
,state is determined to be not in       
compliance1 the percentage shall be #e  
percent4  7,b7 ,subsequent years ,for   
each subsequent fiscal year in which a  
,state is determined to be not in       
compliance1 the percentage shall be #aj 

percent4  7#c7 ,duration ,if1 before the
 last day of the fiscal year for which  
funds are withheld under this section1  
the ,secretary determines that the      
,state is in compliance under this      
section1 the ,secretary shall1 on the   
first day on which the ,secretary makes 
that determination1 apportion to the    
,state the funds withheld from that     
,state for that fiscal year under this  
section4  7#d7 ,effect of withholding   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
no funds withheld under this section    
from apportionment to a ,state shall be 
available to that ,state4  7c7          
,compliance requirements ,a ,state is   
not in compliance under this section if 
the ,state-- 7#a7 has in effect a       
statute1 regulation1 policy1 or practice
 that prohibits or restricts ,state or  
local officials from sending to1 or     
receiving from1 the ,department of      
,homeland ,security information         
regarding the citizenship or immigration
 status1 lawful or unlawful1 of any     

individual1 in violation of section #fdb
 of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform   
and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of  
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgc72  7#b7 issues
 driver's licenses or identification    
cards to individuals without requiring  
evidence of lawful status as described  
in section #bjb7;c77#b77;,b7 of the     
,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje 7#di ,u4,s4,c4
 #cjcja note2 ,public ,law #aji-ac72 or 
7#c7 fails to cooperate with detainers  
issued by ,u4,s4 ,immigration and       
,customs ,enforcement under section     
#bhg7;d7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aceg7;d771 including by refusing to    
honor such detainers for individuals in 
,state custody4  7d7 ,certification     
,each ,state shall annually certify to  
the ,secretary the compliance of the    
,state with subsection 7c71 including   
submission of relevant statutes1        
policies1 and data on driver's license  
issuance practices4  7e7 ,enforcement   
and audits ,the ,secretary may-- 7#a7   

conduct audits of ,state certifications 
and practices to verify compliance with 
subsection 7c72  7#b7 issue regulations 
to implement this section1 including    
procedures for appeals of noncompliance 
determinations2 and  7#c7 provide       
technical assistance to ,states to      
achieve compliance4  4  7b7 ,conforming 
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #a  
of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #aed the following3 
#aee4 ,immigration compliance for       
transportation funding4  4