Source: United States Senator John Kennedy (Louisiana)
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022 to stop the federal government from funding groups that engage in human trafficking and smuggling illegal aliens.
“American taxpayer dollars should not reward nonprofits that aid and abet human trafficking or illegal immigration. This bill would ensure that tax dollars and tax-exemptions are reserved for nonprofits that respect the law and don’t exploit vulnerable people,” said Kennedy.
The bill would stop the federal government from awarding grants or contracts to nonprofits unless these nonprofits certify that they are complying with federal law regarding human trafficking and the smuggling of aliens. The legislation would revoke the tax exemptions of nonprofits that knowingly violate federal laws against human trafficking and smuggling.
The bill would also require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide a written strategy on improving cooperation with nonprofits to detect and report illegal aliens and require the Department of Homeland Security to establish an online database of all nonprofits that violated federal law regarding human trafficking and smuggling.
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced the Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022 in the House.
Text of the Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022 is available here.