H.R. 7612 119th Congress House

End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

Official title: To amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.

Introduced: February 20, 2026 Introduced by: Lance Gooden Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Feb 20, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 20, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Mar 5, 2026

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Mar 5, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7612: End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7612/

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"H.R. 7612: End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7612/.

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H.R. 7612, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7612/.

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