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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 259

No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

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Introduced 2025-01-09Topic: immigration

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act 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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-09HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.refer
2025-01-09HouseReferred 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.refer
2025-01-09HouseReferred 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.refer
2025-01-09Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-09Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-29. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.