# 119-hr-3827: Recouping Funds from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

119-hr-3827, Recouping Funds from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025, 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-3827
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recouping Funds from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Retroactive recovery of federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions** would require cities, counties, and other political subdivisions that bar cooperation on immigration to return federal funds they received but did not obligate during covered periods. The bill applies a limited lookback that starts in the fifth full fiscal year before the bill's effective date.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctuary cities would return unused federal funds: cost, medium. This bill would require certain cities and counties to return unused federal money. It would apply when a locality has a law, policy, or practice that limits sharing a person’s citizenship or immigration status with any government, or blocks compliance with DHS detainer or release requests under IN…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3827)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-116)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3827 (as of 2026-04-21).