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H.R. 7986

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7986, the Save the World Cup Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2026 by Rep. Nellie Pou (D) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7986 has 8 co-sponsors.

hb7986/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7986 IH: Save the World Cup Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7986  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2026   Ms. Pou  (for herself,  Mr. Swalwell ,  Mrs. McIver , and  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Save the World Cup Act  .
2.
Limitation on use of funds
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used, except under exigent circumstances, to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )), within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup match or FIFA Fan Festival.
(b)
Exigent circumstances defined
In this section, the term  exigent circumstances  means a situation involving any of the following:
(1)
The imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person, including in the case of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 )).
(2)
The imminent risk to the national security of the United States.
(3)
The immediate arrest or hot pursuit of an individual presenting an imminent risk to public safety, including relating to death, violence, or physical harm to a person.
(4)
The imminent risk of destruction of evidence that is material to an ongoing criminal case.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nellie Pou (D) sponsors H.R. 7986, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7986 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 18, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7986 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7986 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7986.

Titles

H.R. 7986 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Save the World Cup Act — Display Title
  • Save the World Cup Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide that no Federal funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice may be used to carry out any civil immigration enforcement activity within one mile of any 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup match or Fan Festival, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7986 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATIONTrade Association for the Travel Goods IndustryNew Jersey12$15.5K
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION24$15.5K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AUDREY CLARK124
BETH HUGHES124
CHELSEA MURTHA124
CONOR O'BRIEN124
JENNIFER HANKS124
NATE HERMAN124
STEVE LAMAR124

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$306.6K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$236.6K1st Quarter - Report
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$7.7K2nd Quarter - Report
TRAVEL GOODS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$7.7K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7986 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7986’s is Immigration.

hr7986/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7986, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. POU:H.R. 7986.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8: To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisconstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer Thereof[Page H2597]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com