# 119-hr-245: Grant Integrity and Border Security Act

119-hr-245, Grant Integrity and Border Security Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-245
- Congress: 119
- Title: Grant Integrity and Border Security Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Ties federal grant eligibility to immigration-law compliance.** The Grant Integrity and Border Security Act would require every applicant for a Federal grant to certify they have not violated, are not violating, and will not violate section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) during the prior 10 years and while the grant runs. - Grant applicants would have to submit a 10-year certification about compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1324(a). Agencies could withhold grant funds from recipients determined to be in violation. - Heads of Federal agencies would collect these certifications and may base withholding decisions on information from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, convictions or admissions by current or former employees, or other credible information. - The Attorney General would be required to provide the Director of the Office of Management and Budget information about convictions, admissions, or completed investigations under section 274(a) within 90 days of those events.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New immigration certification for grant seekers: cost, low. If enacted, anyone applying for a federal grant would have to certify they did not violate immigration law 8 U.S.C. 1324(a) in the past 10 years, are not violating it now, and will not during the grant. Agency heads could withhold grant money if they determine a violation, using information from DH…

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- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-245 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/245)

## Related
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-245 (as of 2026-10-28).