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Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] · R–TN
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-02 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would prohibit using federal money to provide housing assistance to people unlawfully present in the United States. It would cover rent, mortgages, utilities, emergency shelter, and services that help people obtain or keep housing. Immigration and criminal law enforcement would be exceptions. Federal agency heads would have to ensure compliance and enforce violations. Listed enforcement measures include certifications, monitoring, civil penalties, or a period of funding ineligibility; the text does not require every agency to use every listed measure.
(a) In general No Federal funds may be used to provide covered housing assistance to an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
(2) housing vouchers; (3) mortgage assistance; (4) utility assistance related to obtaining or maintaining housing; (5) hotel or motel accommodations; (6) emergency, temporary, transition, or permanent housing accommodations;
(1) rental assistance, including— (A) security deposits; (B) initial rental payments; (C) rental arrears; (D) application fees; or (E) any other cost associated with obtaining or maintaining rental housing.
(7) stabilization services, including— (A) searching for housing; (B) housing placement; (C) relocation; (D) eviction prevention; (E) landlord mediation; (F) housing-retention assistance; (G) housing counseling; (H) case management services; or (I) any other service with the primary purpose of helping an individual maintain housing;
(b) Exceptions The prohibition described under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to— (1) the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined under section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); or (2) the enforcement of any criminal laws.
(c) Requirements The head of each Federal agency shall take any action necessary to ensure compliance with subsection (a) and enforce any violation thereof, including— (1) requiring any recipient of Federal funds to certify that any use of such funds will comply with subsection (a); (2) monitoring compliance with subsection (a); (3) civil penalties; or (4) implementing a period of ineligibility for any recipient of Federal funds following a violation of subsection (a).
Section 1 gives the proposal the short title “No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026.”
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026.
The proposed restriction would apply to federal funds used to provide covered housing assistance to a person unlawfully present in the United States.
(a) In general No Federal funds may be used to provide covered housing assistance to an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
The prohibition would not apply with respect to enforcement of immigration laws or any criminal laws. The bill references section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the definition of “immigration laws.” That referenced provision is not supplied, so its scope cannot be established from this source set.
(b) Exceptions The prohibition described under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to— (1) the enforcement of the immigration laws (as such term is defined under section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); or (2) the enforcement of any criminal laws.
Each federal agency head would have to take necessary steps to ensure compliance and enforce violations. Listed measures include requiring funding recipients to certify compliance, monitoring compliance, civil penalties, or a period of ineligibility for recipients following a violation. The text does not require every agency to use every listed measure.
(c) Requirements The head of each Federal agency shall take any action necessary to ensure compliance with subsection (a) and enforce any violation thereof, including— (1) requiring any recipient of Federal funds to certify that any use of such funds will comply with subsection (a); (2) monitoring compliance with subsection (a); (3) civil penalties; or (4) implementing a period of ineligibility for any recipient of Federal funds following a violation of subsection (a).
Covered rental assistance would include security deposits, initial rent payments, overdue rent, application fees, and any other cost of obtaining or keeping rental housing.
(1) rental assistance, including— (A) security deposits; (B) initial rental payments; (C) rental arrears; (D) application fees; or (E) any other cost associated with obtaining or maintaining rental housing.
The restriction would also cover housing vouchers, mortgage assistance, housing-related utility assistance, hotel and motel stays, and emergency, temporary, transition, or permanent housing accommodations.
(2) housing vouchers; (3) mortgage assistance; (4) utility assistance related to obtaining or maintaining housing; (5) hotel or motel accommodations; (6) emergency, temporary, transition, or permanent housing accommodations;
Covered services would include help finding housing, housing placement, relocation, eviction prevention, landlord mediation, help retaining housing, housing counseling, and case management. The definition also includes any other service primarily intended to help a person maintain housing.
(7) stabilization services, including— (A) searching for housing; (B) housing placement; (C) relocation; (D) eviction prevention; (E) landlord mediation; (F) housing-retention assistance; (G) housing counseling; (H) case management services; or (I) any other service with the primary purpose of helping an individual maintain housing;
The definition also includes administrative and indirect costs related to providing the specified assistance. Paragraph (8) refers to paragraphs (1) through (8), including itself; the supplied evidence does not clarify the effect of that self-reference.
(8) any administrative or indirect costs related to providing the assistance described in paragraphs (1) through (8).
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated September 3, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on September 2, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-03T18:21:16Z. 2026-09-02: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2026-09-02: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-02. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials. The source set does not establish formal earmark status.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment warranting a finding was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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