H.R. 8941

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8941

To amend the Housing and Community Development Act to prohibit grant 
funding to Sanctuary Cities and codify `Mixed-Status' rule to prevent 
the prorating of housing assistance to households with illegal alien 
residents.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2026

Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To amend the Housing and Community Development Act to prohibit grant 
funding to Sanctuary Cities and codify `Mixed-Status' rule to prevent 
the prorating of housing assistance to households with illegal alien 
residents.

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 ``No Housing Welfare for Illegal 
Aliens Act''.

SEC. 2. ALIEN BENEFIT BANS.

(a) Restriction on Use of Assisted Housing.--Section 214(b) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) If the eligibility for financial assistance of at 
least one member of a family has been affirmatively established 
under the program of financial assistance and under this 
section, and the ineligibility of one or more family members 
has not been affirmatively established under this section, the 
applicable Secretary shall not make any financial assistance 
available on any prorated basis until eligibility has been 
affirmatively established for all members of a family 
regardless of age.''.
(b) Removal of Assistance.--Section 214 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and redesignating the following subsections 
accordingly.
(c) Verification of Eligibiliy for Housing Assistance.--Section 
214(i)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 1436a(i)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``at least the individual or one family 
member'' and inserting ``individual and all family members 
regardless of age''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Prorated assistance.--With respect to pending 
verification of eligibility as described in paragraph (1), the 
applicable Secretary may not provide any financial assistance 
to any individual or family on any prorated basis until 
verification of eligibility has been confirmed for all 
individuals or family members regardless of age.''.
(d) Prohibition on Assistance for Persons Not Lawfully Present.--
Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Prohibition on Use of Assistance for Persons Not Lawfully 
Present.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from a 
grant under section 106 made in fiscal year 2024 or any succeeding 
fiscal year may be used to assist persons who are neither a national of 
the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 
section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.''.
(e) Prohibition on Grants to Entities That Provide Assistance to 
Persons Not Lawfully Present.--Section 103 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary is authorized to'' and 
inserting:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, 
unit of general local government, Non-Governmental Organization, 
entity, or Indian Tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the 
provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local 
government, Non-Governmental Organization, entity, or Indian tribe 
carries out any housing or community development related program that 
provides assistance to persons who are neither a national of the United 
States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 
101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.''.
(f) CDBG and HOME Grants.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development may not provide a grant under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or title II 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12721 et seq.) to any State, unit of general local government, entity, 
or Indian Tribe that--
(1) does not comply with section 642 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1373);
(2) declines to honor requests for detainment from 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(3) restricts cooperation with Federal immigration 
enforcement; or
(4) fails to provide advanced notice of release of 
removable noncitizens.
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