U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5259: End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act
Status: In committee, August 5, 2026
A bill to prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 5, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act . SECTION 2. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for community development block grants Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 102(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 5302(a) ), by adding at the end the following: (25) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term sanctuary jurisdiction means any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from-- (i) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual. (ii) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226 , 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (iii) A State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials …
Sponsors
- Hagerty, Bill (R) · primary sponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is SB5259?
- SB5259 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act.
- What does SB5259 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5259?
- In committee as of August 5, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (August 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5259?
- Hagerty, Bill (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5259?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5259
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