“A bill to prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants.”
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This section amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to (1) define "sanctuary jurisdiction" in section 102(a)(25) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(25)) as any state or political subdivision with a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice prohibiting or restricting government entities or officials from exchanging immigration or citizenship status information with federal, state, or local governments or from complying with certain Department of Homeland Security detainer or notification requests under the Immigration and Nationality Act (with an exception for policies limited to victims or witnesses of crimes who come forward); and (2) condition eligibility for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula grants to states and localities under section 104(b)(6) (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)(6)) on the grantee not being a sanctuary jurisdiction and not becoming one during the grant period. (Thus, sanctuary jurisdictions lose access to CDBG funds, which support housing rehabilitation, community/economic development, and public facilities in low- and moderate-income areas.)