House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Save the World Cup Act
Official title: To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nellie Pou D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7986.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. POU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 49, March 18, 2026, Page H2597):Article 1 Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer ThereofSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 252 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7986, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julie Johnson (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nellie Pou.
- H.R. 5783 (119th) State Actions For Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act
- H.R. 7448 (119th) Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
- H.R. 2285 (119th) DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 3305 (119th) LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2025
- H.R. 7449 (119th) PLATE Act
- H.R. 10596 (119th) Safe Water for Schools Act of 2026
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.