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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9659 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9659

To transfer certain unobligated funds appropriated to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement under the Secure America Act to the Department 
   of Education to carry out programs under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2026

Mr. Stanton (for himself, Ms. Ansari, and Mrs. Grijalva) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
   and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 
 Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
To transfer certain unobligated funds appropriated to U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement under the Secure America Act to the Department 
   of Education to carry out programs under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 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 ``Fund Schools, Not ICE Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED ICE FUNDS TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Any unobligated funds appropriated to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement under sections 102 and 202 of the Secure America Act 
(Public Law119-98) shall be transferred to the Department of Education 
to carry out programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965.

SEC. 3. SALE OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION WAREHOUSES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sell each covered 
immigration detention warehouse.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered immigration 
detention warehouse'' means each of the 11 facilities purchased by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security for the purposes of immigration 
detention during the period beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on 
March 31, 2026.
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Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

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