119 HR 7986 IH: Save the World Cup Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7986IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2026Ms. Pou (for herself, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Save the World Cup Act.
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Limitation on use of funds
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used, except under exigent circumstances, to 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)), within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival. (b)
Exigent circumstances defined
In this section, the term exigent circumstances means a situation involving any of the following: (1)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)). (2)The imminent risk to the national security of the United States. (3)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. (4)The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case.