H.R. 7621

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7621 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7621

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain activities 
of immigration officers in connection with elections, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. 
Escobar, Ms. Norton, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Gomez, and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain activities 
of immigration officers in connection with elections, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop ICE Election Militarization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON IMMIGRATION OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH 
ELECTIONS.

(a) Interference by Immigration Officers Prohibited.--Section 593 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the first paragraph, by inserting after ``an officer 
or member of the Armed Forces of the United States'' the 
following: ``or an immigration officer (as such term is defined 
in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101))'';
(2) by striking ``being such officer or member'' each place 
it appears and inserting ``being such officer or member of the 
Armed Forces of the United States or such immigration 
officer''; and
(3) in the seventh paragraph, by inserting after ``any 
officer or member of the Armed Forces'' the following: ``or any 
immigration officer''.
(b) Restriction on Immigration Enforcement Prior to Elections.--
During the 4-week period before an election for Federal office, no 
immigration enforcement or removal operation may be carried out 
unless--
(1) such operation is based on the particularized criminal 
probable cause related to a particular individual; or
(2) such operation is necessary to prevent imminent death 
or serious bodily injury.
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