[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 259 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 259

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain 
 advertising with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Funding for Illegal Migrant 
Billboards Act''.

SEC. 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.''.
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