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To prohibit grants provided under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 from being used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits housing and community development grants made under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 from being used to assist persons who are not U.S. nationals or lawfully admitted for permanent residents. The prohibition applies to grants made in fiscal year 2024 and later. The bill also prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from making grants to any State, local government, or Indian tribe if that entity provides housing or community development assistance to persons without U.S. national or permanent resident status.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Crane, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To prohibit grants provided under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 from being used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence, 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 “Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act” or the “KAMALA Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT.
(a) In General.—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:
“(i) Prohibition on Use of Assistance for Persons Not Lawfully Present.—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.”.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON GRANTS TO ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT.
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended—
(1) by striking “The Secretary is authorized to” and inserting:
“(a) In General.—The Secretary is authorized to”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Limitation.—The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local government, 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.”. <all>
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