HR8941
Referred to committee
No Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act
- Federal
- House
- Introduced May 20, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version IHThis Act may be cited as the No Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act.
Section 214(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
If the eligibility for financial assistance of at least one member of a family has been affirmatively established under the program of financial assistance and under this section, and the ineligibility of one or more family members has not been affirmatively established under this section, the applicable Secretary shall not make any financial assistance available on any prorated basis until eligibility has been affirmatively established for all members of a family regardless of age.
Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating the following subsections accordingly.
Section 214(i)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(i)(1)) is amended—
by striking at least the individual or one family member and inserting individual and all family members regardless of age; and
by adding at the end the following:
With respect to pending verification of eligibility as described in paragraph (1), the applicable Secretary may not provide any financial assistance to any individual or family on any prorated basis until verification of eligibility has been confirmed for all individuals or family members regardless of age.
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:
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.
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended—
by striking The Secretary is authorized to and inserting:
The Secretary is authorized to
by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, unit of general local government, Non-Governmental Organization, entity, or Indian Tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local government, Non-Governmental Organization, entity, 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.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not provide a grant under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to any State, unit of general local government, entity, or Indian Tribe that—
does not comply with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373);
declines to honor requests for detainment from Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
restricts cooperation with Federal immigration enforcement; or
fails to provide advanced notice of release of removable noncitizens.
Section 214(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
If the eligibility for financial assistance of at least one member of a family has been affirmatively established under the program of financial assistance and under this section, and the ineligibility of one or more family members has not been affirmatively established under this section, the applicable Secretary shall not make any financial assistance available on any prorated basis until eligibility has been affirmatively established for all members of a family regardless of age.
Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating the following subsections accordingly.
Section 214(i)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(i)(1)) is amended—
by striking at least the individual or one family member and inserting individual and all family members regardless of age; and
by adding at the end the following:
With respect to pending verification of eligibility as described in paragraph (1), the applicable Secretary may not provide any financial assistance to any individual or family on any prorated basis until verification of eligibility has been confirmed for all individuals or family members regardless of age.
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:
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.
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended—
by striking The Secretary is authorized to and inserting:
The Secretary is authorized to
by adding at the end the following:
The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, unit of general local government, Non-Governmental Organization, entity, or Indian Tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local government, Non-Governmental Organization, entity, 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.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not provide a grant under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to any State, unit of general local government, entity, or Indian Tribe that—
does not comply with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373);
declines to honor requests for detainment from Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
restricts cooperation with Federal immigration enforcement; or
fails to provide advanced notice of release of removable noncitizens.
Legislative Timeline
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.