# 115-hr-4805: No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act

115-hr-4805, No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4805
- Congress: 115
- Title: No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer. The bill limits the liability of a state or political subdivision, or an officer or employee of such state or political subdivision, for actions in compliance with the detainer.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4805 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4805)

## Related
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- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-1552: FOCA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1552)
- [115-hr-1164: Taylor Force Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1164)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4805 (as of 2025-11-18).