H.R. 7982

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7982 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7982

To provide that no Federal funds made available to certain State 
Homeland Security Grant program recipients may be used to carry out any 
civil immigration enforcement activity, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2026

Mrs. McIver (for herself, Ms. Pou, Mr. Swalwell, and Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To provide that no Federal funds made available to certain State 
Homeland Security Grant program recipients may be used to carry out any 
civil immigration enforcement activity, 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 ``Protect World Cup Attendees Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
entity receiving Federal funds under section 90005(a)(1)(B) or section 
90005(a)(1)(C) of an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) may not, except under 
exigent circumstances--
(1) participate in any program under section 287(g) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)), or
(2) carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity 
under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)),
during the covered time period.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered time period.--The term ``covered time period'' 
means the period of time beginning at 12:01 a.m. on June 11, 
2026, and concluding at 11:59 p.m. on July 19, 2026.
(2) Exigent circumstances defined.--The term ``exigent 
circumstances'' means a situation involving any of the 
following:
(A) The imminent risk of death, violence, or 
physical harm to a person, including in the case of 
terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)).
(B) The imminent risk to the national security of 
the United States.
(C) The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an 
individual presenting an imminent risk to public 
safety, including relating to death, violence, or 
physical harm to a person.
(D) The imminent risk of destruction of evidence 
that is material to an ongoing criminal case.
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