# 119-hr-259: No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

119-hr-259, No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-259
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Bars DHS from spending federal funds to advertise the Immigration Detention Ombudsman to the general public.** The bill would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from obligating or expending funds to advertise the Ombudsman or its functions to the general public, including billboard advertising. - People in immigration detention and their families: may see fewer public notices about the Ombudsman’s inspections, investigations, and assistance options. - The Department of Homeland Security: could not use federal money for any public-facing advertising about the Ombudsman’s office or duties. - The Immigration Detention Ombudsman office: would be restricted from federally funded public outreach, and the text includes no exemptions, new programs, or enforcement mechanisms.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on public ads for detention ombudsman: mixed, low. If enacted, the Department of Homeland Security would be barred from spending any money to advertise the Immigration Detention Ombudsman to the general public. The ban would cover billboards and all other public ads. This would not change the ombudsman’s duties or services, only paid outreach.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 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

## Sources
- [119-hr-259 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/259)

## Related
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-259 (as of 2026-10-31).