BLOC Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1984 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1984

To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain Federal funding 
    to States that do not have a process to notify the Secretary of 
  Homeland Security of the release from custody or detainment certain 
      aliens under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2025

Mr. Crank (for himself and Ms. Boebert) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to limit certain Federal funding 
    to States that do not have a process to notify the Secretary of 
  Homeland Security of the release from custody or detainment certain 
      aliens under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Blocking Lawless Open Border Cities 
and States Act of 2025'' or the ``BLOC Act''.

SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY OF SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
              FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 612. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for certain 
              Federal funds
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall not 
obligate or award funds for any infrastructure project, including for 
highway construction, to a political subdivision of a State, nor shall 
any funds obligated or awarded to a State, go to any political 
subdivision of a State that does not have in effect not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the BLOC Act a statute, ordinance, 
policy, or practice requiring an entity or official of such political 
subdivision to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee 
thereof) not later than 48 hours before of the release from custody or 
detainment of an alien if--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee 
        thereof) has determined that such alien is not lawfully present 
        in the United States;
            ``(2) not later than 48 hours before such release, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee thereof) has 
        notified the sheriff or detaining entity of such State or 
        political subdivision of the legal status of such alien; and
            ``(3) such alien has been in custody or detainment for not 
        less than 48 hours before such release.
    ``(b) Definition of Infrastructure Project.--In this section, the 
term `infrastructure project' has the meaning given such term in 
section 184.3 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of the BLOC Act).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 6 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``612. Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for certain Federal 
                            funds.''.
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