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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
(Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make a state or local subdivision ineligible for state criminal alien assistance program funding if it: (1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure prohibiting or restricting communication with the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other government entity regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or (2) prohibits state or local law enforcement officials from gathering information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status.
(Sec. 3) Withholds specified Department of Justice funds (for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, the Community-Oriented Policing Services program, and the Byrne JAG program) under parts Q and E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 from such states or local subdivisions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3009 as passed House without amendment on Jul 23, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Jul 23, 2015Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 23, 2015
House Jul 23, 2015 · the primary vote
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act
Passed
241 Yea 179 Nay 13 not voting
Party-line vote 11 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 6 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3009 and vote against it. 16 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 3009 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
29 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.