Protect World Cup Attendees Act

[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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