Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The BLOC Act (H.R.1913) amends Title 23, U.S. Code to make political subdivisions ineligible for federal transportation infrastructure funds if, within one year of enactment, they do not adopt a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice requiring local officials to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee) at least 48 hours before releasing an alien whom DHS has determined is not lawfully present and who has been in custody at least 48 hours. The prohibition applies to funds that would flow to political subdivisions from states or directly to those subdivisions for infrastructure projects (as defined by 2 C.F.R. §184.3).
Liberals stress community trust, civil‑rights harms; conservatives stress enforcement.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive eligibility condition for certain Federal infrastructure funds tied to local notification requirements to DHS and sets a concrete timing requirement and compliance window.
The BLOC Act (H.R.1913) amends Title 23, U.S. Code to make political subdivisions ineligible for federal transportation infrastructure funds if, within one year of enactment, they do not adopt a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice requiring local officials to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security (or designee) at least 48 hours before releasing an alien whom DHS has determined is not lawfully present and who has been in custody at least 48 hours.
The prohibition applies to funds that would flow to political subdivisions from states or directly to those subdivisions for infrastructure projects (as defined by 2 C.F.R. §184.3).
High ideological salience and constitutional/federalism litigation risk make enactment unlikely absent strong bipartisan coalition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive eligibility condition for certain Federal infrastructure funds tied to local notification requirements to DHS and sets a concrete timing requirement and compliance window. However, it provides only limited operational detail about implementation, lacks fiscal acknowledgement, does not define several key terms, and omits procedures for determining and enforcing compliance, reporting, or dispute resolution.
Liberals stress community trust, civil‑rights harms; conservatives stress enforcement.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals stress community trust, civil‑rights harms; conservatives stress enforcement.
Overall likely to oppose the bill.
It conditions federal infrastructure money on local cooperation with immigration enforcement, which progressives typically view as coercive and harmful to immigrant communities and local public-safety relationships.
Mixed view: appreciates goal of improving federal coordination with immigration authorities but worries about federalism, constitutionality, and practical collateral damage to infrastructure and communities.
Generally supportive.
This persona sees the bill as a tool to enforce immigration laws and to pressure 'sanctuary' jurisdictions to cooperate with federal authorities by conditioning federal funds.
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High ideological salience and constitutional/federalism litigation risk make enactment unlikely absent strong bipartisan coalition.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals stress community trust, civil‑rights harms; conservatives stress enforcement.
High ideological salience and constitutional/federalism litigation risk make enactment unlikely absent strong bipartisan coalition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear substantive eligibility condition for certain Federal infrastructure funds tied to local notification requirements to DHS and sets a concrete timi…
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