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H.R. 7988

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7988, the Safe Passage to the World Cup Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2026 by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7988 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb7988/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7988 IH: Safe Passage to the World Cup Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7988  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 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe Passage to the World Cup Act  .
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 Fédération 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) sponsors H.R. 7988, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7988 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 18, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7988 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7988 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7988.

Titles

H.R. 7988 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safe Passage to the World Cup Act — Display Title
  • Safe Passage to the World Cup Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7988 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANASTASIA TIONGSON112
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ112
JILLIAN KINDER112
KATIE MABRY112
MARKUS HYBNER112
TANEESHA JOHNSON112
WARD MCCARRAGHER112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7988 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7988’s is Immigration.

hr7988/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7988, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL:H.R. 7988.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is grounded in Congress's authority under ArticleI, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution(Appropriations Clause), which allows Congress to control howfederal funds are spent. It also relies on the Necessary andProper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to structurehow federal agencies carry out enforcement activities.[Page H2597]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com