# 119-hr-205: No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act

119-hr-205, No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-205
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would bar congressional earmarks to “sanctuary jurisdictions.”** It would block federal earmarks from being directed to any State or local government that limits sharing citizenship or immigration-status information or that restricts complying with Department of Homeland Security detainer or release-notification requests. The bill includes a carve-out so a jurisdiction is not labeled a sanctuary just because it declines detainers for individuals who come forward as victims or witnesses. - Local governments: States and political subdivisions that meet the bill’s definition of a sanctuary jurisdiction would be ineligible for congressional earmarks starting in fiscal year 2026 and each year after. - Members of Congress and earmarks: Lawmakers could not target earmarks, as defined by House Rule XXI clause 9(e), to jurisdictions that trigger the sanctuary definition, changing where earmarked projects can be placed. - Immigration enforcement and victims: The measure ties the sanctuary definition to Department of Homeland Security requests under the Immigration and Nationality Act and preserves an exception for jurisdictions that protect crime victims or witnesses from detainer-based treatment.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Blocks earmarks to sanctuary jurisdictions: cost, low. This bill would block earmark money to sanctuary jurisdictions. It would apply starting in fiscal year 2026 and every year after. A place would count if it bars sharing immigration-status info with other governments. It would also count if it restricts honoring lawful Department of Homeland Securit…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-205 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/205)

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- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-1773: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1773)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-205 (as of 2026-04-21).