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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7986

Introduced

Save the World Cup Act

Sponsor
DNellie Pou· New Jersey
Introduced
March 18, 2026
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.March 18, 2026

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7986 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7986 To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2026 Ms. Pou (for herself, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, 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 ``Save the World Cup Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used, except under exigent circumstances, to 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)), within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival. (b) Exigent Circumstances Defined.--In this section, the term ``exigent circumstances'' means a situation involving any of the following: (1) 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)). (2) The imminent risk to the national security of the United States. (3) 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. (4) The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case. <all>

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