# 119-hr-7612: End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

119-hr-7612, End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7612
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7612
- Congress: 119
- Title: End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would **create a federal crime for state or local officials who block immigration authorities from getting advance notice before releasing certain noncitizens**. It would require "reasonable advance notice" of a scheduled release, generally at least 48 hours, and attach tiered criminal penalties for knowingly stopping compliance. - State and local senior officials would face fines and prison if they knowingly block notice, with penalties ranging from 30 days up to 25 years depending on the offense. - The Department of Homeland Security would be entitled to reasonable advance notice of scheduled release dates and times, usually at least 48 hours. - The measure defines who counts as a "criminal alien" under the Immigration and Nationality Act and ties the harshest penalties to releases involving murder, rape, or sex offenses against minors.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Penalties for officials who block DHS: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would ban senior state or local executives from stopping their agencies from following formal Department of Homeland Security requests for reasonable advance notice before a "criminal alien" is released. It would define "criminal alien" as an alien charged with or convicted of…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7612)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7612 (as of 2026-04-21).