H.R. 8077

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8077 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8077

To amend section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
the entering into of memorandums of agreement with U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement a condition of eligibility for the Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2026

Mr. Cline (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Harris of North 
Carolina, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Kiggans of 
Virginia, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
the entering into of memorandums of agreement with U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement a condition of eligibility for the Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program.

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 ``287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN 287(G) PROGRAM.

Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
(11) and (12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10)(A) Any State or political subdivision of a State 
that maintains a law enforcement agency that, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the 287(g) Cooperation 
Act of 2026, has not entered into a written memorandum of 
agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security under this 
subsection is ineligible to apply for or receive any grant 
under the `Community Oriented Policing Services' program or any 
successor program administered by the Department of Justice.
``(B) The Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to establish procedures for determining 
whether an agency has entered into such a memorandum of 
agreement before approving the award of any grant under the 
Community Oriented Policing Services program.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the date of enactment and shall apply to all grant applications 
submitted under the Community Oriented Policing Services program for 
fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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