H.R. 7939

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7939 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7939

To ensure rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution are 
protected during immigration enforcement actions, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 16, 2026

Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To ensure rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution are 
protected during immigration enforcement actions, 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 ``Say No to Warrantless Searches 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS.

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i)(1) A Federal law enforcement officer engaging in immigration 
enforcement activity may not conduct a search of private property 
without obtaining a judicial warrant prior to such search, except as 
provided in paragraph (2).
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of--
``(A) lawfully obtained consent; or
``(B) exigent circumstances.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be used to establish 
that the protections of the Fourth Amendment to the 
Constitution did not apply to enforcement activity conducted 
pursuant to this section before the date of enactment of this 
subsection.''.
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