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  • H.R. 1879, titled the "No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act," proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove tax-exempt status for bonds that are issued by sanctuary jurisdictions. A "sanctuary jurisdiction" is defined as a state or political subdivision that prevents...

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    H.R. 1879 is about stopping certain cities or places from getting tax breaks when they sell a kind of "promise to pay back money," called a bond, because those cities don't always follow certain immigration rules. It's a way to try and make sure these places share information about people who might not be allowed to stay in the country.