I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6608 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to any State or local 
government that arrests or prosecutes Federal law enforcement officers 
for performing duties related to the enforcement of Federal immigration 
law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2025 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. SELF, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Ms. 
TENNEY, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. BURCHETT, and Mr. 
GROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to 
any State or local government that arrests or prosecutes 
Federal law enforcement officers for performing duties 
related to the enforcement of Federal immigration law. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Home-
land Immigration Enforcement from Local Detention Act 
of 2025’’ or as the ‘‘SHIELD Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Constitution vests the Federal Govern-
ment with exclusive authority over the enforcement 
of immigration laws. 
(2) Federal law enforcement officers acting 
within the scope of their duties must not be subject 
to arrest, detention, or prosecution by State or local 
jurisdictions for carrying out lawful immigration en-
forcement activities. 
(3) Certain jurisdictions have threatened or 
taken actions to impede Federal immigration en-
forcement, thereby undermining the rule of law and 
public safety. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS TO JURISDIC-
TIONS THAT ARREST OR PROSECUTE FED-
ERAL OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal financial assistance 
may be made available to a State or political subdivision 
thereof that— 
(1) arrests, detains, or prosecutes a Federal law 
enforcement officer; or 
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(2) otherwise interferes with or obstructs such 
officer, for actions taken by that officer in the lawful 
performance of their duties relating to the enforce-
ment of Federal immigration law. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—The Attorney General in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
determine whether a State or unit of local government has 
engaged in conduct described in subsection (a). 
(c) INELIGIBILITY.—For fiscal year 2026, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, a State or political subdivision 
thereof determined to have engaged in the conduct de-
scribed in subsection (a) at any time during the fiscal year 
is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance for that 
fiscal year. 
(d) REALLOCATION.—Any Federal financial assist-
ance that a State or political subdivision thereof is ineli-
gible to receive pursuant to subsection (c) shall be reallo-
cated to States or political subdivisions of States that are 
not ineligible under such section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 7501 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
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monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and any other territory or posses-
sion of the United States. 
SEC. 4. RESTORATION OF FUNDING. 
Federal financial assistance withheld under section 3 
shall be restored only if the Attorney General certifies the 
head of the Federal agency that administers such Federal 
financial assistance that the State or political subdivision 
thereof has ceased the offending conduct and has provided 
written assurances that such interference will not recur. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ 
means any officer, agent, or employee authorized by 
the Department of Homeland Security, the Depart-
ment of Justice, or any other Federal agency to en-
force immigration laws. 
(2) The term ‘‘Federal funds’’ includes any 
grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other 
form of financial assistance provided by a Federal 
department or agency. 
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SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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