S3782-119

In Committee

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026.
  • Section id9380a19328c449ab801b6d22b26cb3e4: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term alien has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))....
  • Section idbd6a479b18db4b3288a918d67ed9864d: 3. Civil action for harm by an alien that benefitted from a sanctuary policy Any individual, or a spouse, parent, or child of such individual (if the...
  • Section id9bc57b7ebf3e4b1e89f709f038b9bcdb: 4. Ensuring cooperation between Federal and local law enforcement officers to safeguard our communities A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an...
  • Section idd3b306d4cbc04242b409b7f36ed10f3f: 5. Justice for fallen law enforcement Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in section 111, by adding at the end the following: (d)Commission...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Immigration, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Immigration Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 5, 2026

Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Immigration Housing
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"sanctuary-related civil action" §id9380a19328c449ab801b6d22b26cb3e4

a civil action brought against a sanctuary jurisdiction by an individual (or the estate, survivors, or heirs of such individual) who— is injured or harmed by an alien who benefitted from a sanctuary policy of such sanctuary jurisdiction

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