Local Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7648 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7648 To establish a grant program to mitigate expenses for municipalities where ICE processing or detention facilities are maintained or under development. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2026 Mr. Kean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a grant program to mitigate expenses for municipalities where ICE processing or detention facilities are maintained or under development. 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 ``Local Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. IN GENERAL. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a program to provide a grant to a municipality wherein a facility for processing or detention of individuals arrested or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is maintained or under development. (b) Amount.--The amount of a grant to a municipality may not exceed the combined cost of unrealized property tax revenue and such public utilities in use by that municipality for the preceding fiscal year. (c) Term.--The grant term shall be 5 years, but a grantee may apply for renewal for the duration of a facility operation in the municipality. (d) Eligible Grantee.--A municipality is eligible for a grant under this section if it is a municipality wherein a facilit