# 119-hr-1088: Restoring American Sovereignty Act

119-hr-1088, Restoring American Sovereignty Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1088
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring American Sovereignty Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands presidential authority to use paused funds for deportations.** This bill would allow the President to make funds paused under Executive Order 14169 available and use them to deport illegal aliens, overriding other statutes or legal limits as necessary. It specifies no dollar amounts, funding levels, program details, eligibility rules, reporting requirements, or safeguards. The sole policy change is to permit access to and expenditure of those paused funds for deportation activities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding to deport undocumented immigrants: cost, medium. If enacted, the President could use funds paused by Executive Order 14169 (Jan. 20, 2025; 90 Fed. Reg. 8619). Those funds could be spent to deport people without lawful status. It would apply notwithstanding any other law, overriding other limits on using this money. The bill sets no dollar amount,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act
- 119-hr-1040: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1088 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1088)

## Related
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-175)
- [119-hr-1040: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1040)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1088 (as of 2026-04-21).