Bill would pay states for costs from federal immigration enforcement.
H.R. 10503 — To establish a Federal grant program to reimburse certain States for the costs incurred and damage caused by widespread deployment of Federal immigration officials, and for other purposes. · Filed by Ilhan Omar (D-MN) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would set up a federal grant program. States could ask the federal government to pay them back for costs and damage. These costs come from federal immigration officials doing their work. The bill text does not say which costs count. It does not say how much money is available.
Who it affects
States would be affected. They could apply for money from the federal government. Federal immigration officials would also be involved.
One thing to notice
The bill does not list which costs states can ask to be paid back.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Homeland Security · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal grant program — Money the federal government gives to states for a specific purpose.
- federal immigration officials — Government workers who enforce immigration laws across the country.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 21, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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