HR7988Referred to Committee

Safe Passage to the World Cup Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-18

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Eric Swalwell

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.7% (303 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001193

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Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-18

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-03-18

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-18

Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow certain foreign nationals to temporarily enter the United States to attend World Cup soccer matches without going through the standard visa application process. The measure aims to make it easier for international fans to travel to the country during the tournament by streamlining immigration procedures for this specific event.

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Subjects

Immigration

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7988 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7988 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 on public transit or at public transit hubs from June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026, in any metropolitan statistical area hosting a 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2026 Mr. Swalwell (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Pou, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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 on public transit or at public transit hubs from June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026, in any metropolitan statistical area hosting a 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, 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 ``Safe Passage to the World Cup Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used, except under exigent circumstances, to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) on public transit or at public transit hubs from June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026, in any metropolitan statistical area (as such term is defined in section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601)) hosting a 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival. (b) Exigent Circumstances Defined.--In this section, the term ``exigent circumstances'' means a situation involving any of the following: (1) The imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person, including in the case of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)). (2) The imminent risk to the national security of the United States. (3) The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent risk to public safety, including relating to death, violence, or physical harm to a person. (4) The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case. <all>

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