End the dangerous practice of sanctuary cities
End sanctuary cities.
Occurrences
In Congress, I will fight to secure our border and reform our outdated immigration system to stop the flow of drugs and opioids, crackdown on child sex trafficking, end sanctuary cities nationwide, and protect the jobs and wages of American workers.
end dangerous sanctuary city policies
Evidence
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Immigration End the dangerous practice of sanctuary cities
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Reschenthaler introduced H.R. 1928, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.
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Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (Introduced 03/27/2019). Latest Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Status of Legislation: Introduced.
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Guy Reschenthaler was listed as a cosponsor; the bill was introduced and referred to committee.
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Congress needs to pass legislation to fix our broken immigration system, enhance border security with a wall, and end dangerous sanctuary city policies.
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Roll Call Number: 153 | Bill Number: H.R. 2931 | Bill Title & Description: Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act | Vote Question: On Passage | Status: Passed.
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Bill Title & Description: Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act. Status: Passed.
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This bill has the status Introduced.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has designated the below initial list as Sanctuary Jurisdictions... This initial list of designated Sanctuary Jurisdictions will be reviewed regularly... Cities: ... Philadelphia, PA ... Seattle, WA ... San Francisco City, CA. Updated October 31, 2025.
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Latest Action: Senate - 06/09/2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This bill has the status Passed House.
Assessments
The promised federal outcome was to end sanctuary cities, but sanctuary jurisdictions still existed on the DOJ list in 2025 and Reschenthaler's own official materials continued to describe ending sanctuary-city policies as an unmet legislative goal in 2026. Reschenthaler did make serious efforts, including introducing H.R. 1928 in 2019 and supporting later anti-sanctuary legislation, but those efforts did not become law or otherwise end sanctuary cities nationwide. The 2025 House-passed SBA relocation bill also fell short of enactment and would not itself end sanctuary cities.
Reschenthaler made a clear federal campaign promise to end sanctuary cities, but the record here shows effort rather than completion. In office he introduced H.R. 1928 and cosponsored other anti-sanctuary-city legislation, and the House later passed H.R. 2931, which shows serious legislative attempts and continued advocacy. But his own bill stalled at introduction/subcommittee, the later House-passed measure did not itself end sanctuary cities, and there is no evidence that the promised policy outcome was enacted or achieved. His current House issue page still describes ending sanctuary-city policies as a goal, which further indicates the promise remains unmet. Under a federal office standard, this is not delivery, but it does merit credit for substantial effort.
Reschenthaler promised to end sanctuary cities, but the provided record shows no enacted federal outcome that ended sanctuary-city policies. He did make serious legislative attempts during his House service, including introducing H.R. 1928, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act of 2019, and cosponsoring related anti-sanctuary legislation, but those measures did not become law or otherwise deliver the promised policy result. Later House activity on sanctuary-city bills likewise does not establish enactment or fulfillment of the promise.
Reschenthaler made the campaign promise to end sanctuary cities and took concrete legislative action in the same term, including introducing H.R. 1928 and cosponsoring H.R. 3000. However, the cited bills remained at the introduction or committee referral stage and did not become law or otherwise deliver the promised outcome. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the outcome was not achieved, this is classified as never with effort recognized.