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The bill reduces federal grant conditions to protect local discretion and lower administrative burdens for state, local, and nonprofit grantees, at the cost of limiting DOJ's leverage and potentially complicating coordinated immigration enforcement and investigations.
State and local governments and nonprofit organizations can receive Department of Justice grants without being required to adopt or certify compliance with 8 U.S.C. §1373 or related presidential memoranda/orders, reducing application barriers and paperwork.
Local governments retain discretion over immigration-information sharing policies because the federal executive cannot use DOJ grant conditions to compel compliance, protecting local policy choices.
The Department of Justice may have reduced ability to promote uniform federal priorities across grantees, which could hamper coordinated enforcement of immigration-related policies.
Federal leverage to require compliance with Executive Branch directives is weakened, potentially creating legal uncertainty about how and when federal requirements apply to grant recipients.
Jurisdictions may adopt inconsistent practices for sharing immigration information, complicating cross-jurisdiction investigations and public-safety collaborations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits the DOJ from conditioning grant awards on compliance with 8 U.S.C. §1373, any Presidential memorandum, or any Presidential executive order.
Official title: Prohibit the Attorney General from requiring compliance with certain laws, memoranda, and Executive Orders in determining eligibility for grants.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Cory Anthony Booker · Last progress February 4, 2026
Prohibits the Attorney General and the Department of Justice from conditioning DOJ grant awards or eligibility on an entity agreeing to, certifying compliance with, or complying with: (1) 8 U.S.C. § 1373 (the IIRIRA provision governing communication of immigration status), (2) any Presidential memorandum, or (3) any Presidential executive order. The bill does not change program funding or create new grant programs; it only removes those specific possible preconditions for receiving DOJ grants.