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HR 259 · in committee · niche

No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

What this bill does

  • The bill blocks the Department of Homeland Security from spending money on public advertisements for the Immigration Detention Ombudsman office.
  • This affects the ombudsman's ability to publicize its role investigating detention rights violations and inspecting facilities.
  • The restriction takes effect immediately upon enactment with no specified sunset or funding amount.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would eliminating DHS funding for Immigration Detention Ombudsman advertisements affect detainees' ability to know about their rights and file complaints?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current ombudsman outreach is ineffective or wasteful enough to justify this funding restriction?

  3. 03

    If this bill passes, what alternative methods could the ombudsman use to inform detained immigrants about its services and investigations?

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Andy Biggs

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Introduced 2025-01-09

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-09 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

  2. 2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  3. 2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  4. 2025-01-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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