287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8077 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8077 To amend section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the entering into of memorandums of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a condition of eligibility for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2026 Mr. Cline (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the entering into of memorandums of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a condition of eligibility for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program. 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 ``287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION IN 287(G) PROGRAM. Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: ``(10)(A) Any State or political subdivision of a State that maintains a law enforcement agency that, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026, has not entered into a written memorandum of agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security under this subsection is ineligible to apply for or receive any grant under th