Nashville Standard

WASHINGTON—United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and JD Vance (R-OH) have introduced the No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act, a piece of legislation aimed at amending the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prevent sanctuary cities from receiving federal housing grants.

"Cities that encourage illegal immigration shouldn’t be rewarded with federal housing subsidies," expressed Senator Hagerty. "I’m proud to support this legislation that prevents taxpayer dollars from flowing to sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce the law."

"Our government sends hundreds of millions in federal housing grants to sanctuary cities each year," noted Senator Vance. "Those funds are now on the chopping block. With this legislation, the local officials who undermine America’s border security can say goodbye to these federal housing grants."

The full text of the No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act can be found on the official government website.

The introduction of this legislation by Senators Hagerty and Vance reflects their commitment to ensuring that federal housing grants are not allocated to cities that do not comply with immigration laws and border security measures.