Sponsor
William Francis Hagerty
Senator · R-TN
Senator · R-TN
The bill trades clearer, more predictable housing program rules and protection of CDBG funds for cooperating jurisdictions against greater risks to immigrants' safety and liberty, potential loss of funding for noncooperating jurisdictions, and added administrative and compliance burdens for families and local agencies.
Residents of jurisdictions that cooperate with federal immigration authorities keep access to CDBG housing and community development funds, preserving services for low-income communities.
Public housing agencies and HUD get clearer, and in some cases mandatory, rules—making implementation more predictable and reducing discretionary inconsistency across housing programs.
Low-income families in which all members are verified receive full, uninterrupted housing assistance rather than uncertain prorated amounts.
States and cities that adopt policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement risk losing CDBG grants, which would reduce federal funding for housing, infrastructure, and community services for residents.
Immigrants — including those in mixed-status communities — may face increased local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, raising the risk of detention or deportation.
Households with one member who cannot immediately verify status can lose partial (prorated) housing assistance during verification, increasing housing instability and eviction risk for children and renters.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Conditions CDBG grants on non‑sanctuary status and bars prorated federal housing assistance until every household member's immigration eligibility is affirmatively verified.
Official title: Prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes.
Introduced August 5, 2026 by William Francis Hagerty · Last progress August 5, 2026
Makes receipt of Community Development Block Grants conditional on jurisdictions not being or becoming a "sanctuary jurisdiction" and tightens eligibility verification rules so housing benefits cannot be prorated for families until every household member's immigration eligibility is affirmatively verified. It converts a previously permissive administrative phrase into a mandatory duty and inserts unspecified additional eligibility text in the housing-assistance definition. The bill changes federal grant conditions for local governments, adds a statutory definition of "sanctuary jurisdiction," and imposes stricter verification and denial rules for households with mixed immigration status, effectively ending prorated housing assistance for families unless all members are verified eligible.