BLOC Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1984 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1984 To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain Federal funding to States that do not have a process to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of the release from custody or detainment certain aliens under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mr. Crank (for himself and Ms. Boebert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain Federal funding to States that do not have a process to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of the release from custody or detainment certain aliens under certain circumstances, 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 ``Blocking Lawless Open Border Cities and States Act of 2025'' or the ``BLOC Act''. SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 612. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for certain Federal funds ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall not obligate or award funds for any infrastructure project, including for highway construction, to a political subdivision of a State, nor shall any funds obligated or awarded to a State, go to any political subdivision of a State that does not have in effect not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the BLOC Act a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice requiring an entity or official