HR 259

Summary

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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ-5]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Immigration

Introduced

2025-01-09

Latest action

2025-01-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Committee referrals

• Homeland Security Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-09
• Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-09

Recent actions

• 2025-01-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
• 2025-01-09: 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.
• 2025-01-09: 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.
• 2025-01-09: Introduced in House
• 2025-01-09: Introduced in House