HR 259 119th Congress House Immigration

No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

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Jan 9, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jan 9, 2025

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.

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

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.

What's happening now January 9, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee
Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Jan 9, 2025

Ogles, Andrew

Tennessee · Jan 9, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 259: No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-259/

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"H.R. 259: No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-259/.

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H.R. 259, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-259/.

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