No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

Bill: 119-hr-259
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 259 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles , and Mr. Harris of Maryland ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act . 2. Prohibition on certain advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman Section 405 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 205 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Advertisement The Secretary may not obligate or expend any funds to advertise to the general public, by billboard or otherwise, the office or functions of the Ombudsman. .