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To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Save the World Cup Act would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice from using federal funds to conduct civil immigration enforcement activities within one mile of any 2026 FIFA World Cup match or Fan Festival, except under exigent circumstances. Exigent circumstances are defined as situations involving imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm; imminent risk to national security; immediate arrest or hot pursuit of someone presenting an imminent public safety risk; or imminent risk of destroying evidence material to a criminal case. The prohibition applies to civil immigration enforcement under federal immigration law. The restriction allows these agencies to continue other operations and emergency enforcement activities related to security and safety threats.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
8 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nellie Pou’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CARLA DEVELOPMENT GROUP $6,600
- NULL $5,500
- 1868 PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC $5,300
- MCMANIMON SCOTLAND & BAUMANN LLC $5,000
- TICKETNETWORK $4,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nellie Pou → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2026
Ms. Pou (for herself, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, 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 “Save the World Cup Act”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used, except under exigent circumstances, to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)), within one mile of any 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival.
(b) Exigent Circumstances Defined.—In this section, the term “exigent circumstances” means a situation involving any of the following:
(1) The imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person, including in the case of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)).
(2) The imminent risk to the national security of the United States.
(3) The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent risk to public safety, including relating to death, violence, or physical harm to a person.
(4) The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case. <all>
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