I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1984 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain Federal funding 
to States that do not have a process to notify the Secretary of Homeland 
Security of the release from custody or detainment certain aliens under 
certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Mr. CRANK (for himself and Ms. BOEBERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain 
Federal funding to States that do not have a process 
to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of the 
release from custody or detainment certain aliens under 
certain circumstances, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blocking Lawless Open 
Border Cities and States Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘BLOC 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS FOR 
CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 612. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for cer-
tain Federal funds 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall not obligate or award funds for any infrastructure 
project, including for highway construction, to a political 
subdivision of a State, nor shall any funds obligated or 
awarded to a State, go to any political subdivision of a 
State that does not have in effect not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the BLOC Act a statute, 
ordinance, policy, or practice requiring an entity or official 
of such political subdivision to notify the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (or designee thereof) not later than 
48 hours before of the release from custody or detainment 
of an alien if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (or 
designee thereof) has determined that such alien is 
not lawfully present in the United States; 
‘‘(2) not later than 48 hours before such re-
lease, the Secretary of Homeland Security (or des-
ignee thereof) has notified the sheriff or detaining 
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entity of such State or political subdivision of the 
legal status of such alien; and 
‘‘(3) such alien has been in custody or detain-
ment for not less than 48 hours before such release. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.— 
In this section, the term ‘infrastructure project’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 184.3 of title 2, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of the BLOC Act).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 6 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘612. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for certain Federal funds.’’. 
Æ 
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