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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Aug 5, 2026
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S. 5259In CommitteeImmigration

End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act

Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill (R-TN)1 cosponsorIntroduced Aug 5, 2026
In plain English

This bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), makes noncitizens ineligible for certain federal housing assistance programs and restricts sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development funding. It requires public housing agencies to affirmatively verify citizenship or immigration status before approving housing assistance. The bill also codifies a rule preventing the reduction of benefits for mixed-status households (where some members are citizens and others are not) based on the number of eligible members. Additionally, it restricts eligibility for federal housing assistance among certain categories of noncitizens.

What’s in the bill (4 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for community
  • Sec. 3. Codification of `mixed-status' rule to prevent the prorating of
  • Sec. 4. Requiring public housing agencies to affirmatively establish
  • Sec. 5. Restricting eligibility of certain noncitizens of the united
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Introduced
Aug 5
Senate committee
Aug 5
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5
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.

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Aug 5
Aug 5
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 5
Aug 5
Introduced in Senate
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Aug 5
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 5
Introduced in Senate

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