[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10225 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10225

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for housing assistance for aliens 
    unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 2, 2026

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for housing assistance for aliens 
    unlawfully present in the United States, 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 ``No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing 
for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be used to provide covered 
housing assistance to an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition described under subsection (a) 
shall not apply with respect to--
            (1) the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term 
        is defined under section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); or
            (2) the enforcement of any criminal laws.
    (c) Requirements.--The head of each Federal agency shall take any 
action necessary to ensure compliance with subsection (a) and enforce 
any violation thereof, including--
            (1) requiring any recipient of Federal funds to certify 
        that any use of such funds will comply with subsection (a);
            (2) monitoring compliance with subsection (a);
            (3) civil penalties; or
            (4) implementing a period of ineligibility for any 
        recipient of Federal funds following a violation of subsection 
        (a).
    (d) Covered Housing Assistance.--In this section the term ``covered 
housing assistance'' includes--
            (1) rental assistance, including--
                    (A) security deposits;
                    (B) initial rental payments;
                    (C) rental arrears;
                    (D) application fees; or
                    (E) any other cost associated with obtaining or 
                maintaining rental housing.
            (2) housing vouchers;
            (3) mortgage assistance;
            (4) utility assistance related to obtaining or maintaining 
        housing;
            (5) hotel or motel accommodations;
            (6) emergency, temporary, transition, or permanent housing 
        accommodations;
            (7) stabilization services, including--
                    (A) searching for housing;
                    (B) housing placement;
                    (C) relocation;
                    (D) eviction prevention;
                    (E) landlord mediation;
                    (F) housing-retention assistance;
                    (G) housing counseling;
                    (H) case management services; or
                    (I) any other service with the primary purpose of 
                helping an individual maintain housing; and
            (8) any administrative or indirect costs related to 
        providing the assistance described in paragraphs (1) through 
        (8).
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