Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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Cosponsors
1
Summaries
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Subjects
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Latest Action
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2025
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<p><strong>No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from obligating or expending funds to advertise the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman or its functions to the general public. The office’s functions include investigating violations of the rights of individuals in immigration detention, inspecting immigration detention facilities, and providing assistance to individuals affected by the potential misconduct of DHS officers.</p>
Actions (5)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 9, 2025
Subjects (1)
Immigration
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (2)
(R-MD)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(R-TN)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,737 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 9, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:26 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 259 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 259
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain
advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Harris of
Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain
advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 259 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 259
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain
advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Harris of
Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain
advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Funding for Illegal Migrant
Billboards Act''.
SEC. 2.
IMMIGRATION DETENTION OMBUDSMAN.
Section 405 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(f) Advertisement.--The Secretary may not obligate or expend any
funds to advertise to the general public, by billboard or otherwise,
the office or functions of the Ombudsman.''.
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``
(f) Advertisement.--The Secretary may not obligate or expend any
funds to advertise to the general public, by billboard or otherwise,
the office or functions of the Ombudsman.''.
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