KAMALA Act

Bill: 119-hr-50
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing and community development funding

Housing supply and affordability

Immigration status and procedures

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act or the KAMALA Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to assist non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who are not lawfully admitted permanent residents. The CDBG program is administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provides states, local governments, and Indian tribes with funds for economic and community development.</p><p>The bill also specifically prohibits HUD from making a CDBG grant to any state, local government, or Indian tribe that carries out a housing or community development program that assists such individuals.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 50 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles , Mr. Crane , and Mrs. Luna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit grants provided under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 from being used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act or the KAMALA Act . 2. Prohibition on assistance for persons not lawfully present (a) In general Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Prohibition on use of assistance for persons not lawfully present Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from a grant under section 106 made in fiscal year 2024 or any succeeding fiscal year may be used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. . 3. Prohibition on grants to entities that provide assistance to persons not lawfully present Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5303 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to and inserting: (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Limitation The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe carries out any housing or community development related program that provides assistance to persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. .