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H.R.9659

Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

Introduced·7/13/26

Transfers unobligated ICE funds to education programs and mandates the sale of immigration detention warehouses.

The Fund Schools, Not ICE Act transfers unobligated funds from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Secure America Act to the Department of Education for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to sell 11 immigration detention warehouses purchased between January 1, 2026, and March 31, 2026.

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History

Jul 13

House

Introduced in House

Jul 13

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.