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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 259
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit certain advertising
with respect to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY9, 2025
Mr. B
IGGSof Arizona (for himself, Mr. OGLES, and Mr. HARRISof Maryland)
introduced the following bill; which was 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit
certain advertising with respect to the Immigration De-
tention Ombudsman, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Funding for Illegal 4
Migrant Billboards Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADVERTISING WITH RE-1
SPECT TO THE IMMIGRATION DETENTION 2
OMBUDSMAN. 3
Section 405 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 4
(6 U.S.C. 205) is amended by adding at the end the fol-5
lowing new subsection: 6
‘‘(f) A
DVERTISEMENT.—The Secretary may not obli-7
gate or expend any funds to advertise to the general pub-8
lic, by billboard or otherwise, the office or functions of the 9
Ombudsman.’’. 10
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