H.R. 5663: Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-27 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018

Plain summary

Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a DHS account for the planning, design, and construction of a U.S.-Mexico border barrier. Certain housing, community development, and public works appropriations for sanctuary cities, localities, or states shall be withheld and deposited into such account. DHS: (1) may decline to transfer an alien in its custody to a sanctuary jurisdiction regardless of whether such jurisdiction has issued a writ or warrant, (2) shall not transfer an alien under a final order of removal (or a restatement of an order of removal) to a sanctuary jurisdiction, and (3) shall determine and report to Congress each year which political subdivisions or states are sanctuary jurisdictions.

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Official text

Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5663.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5663 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115