H.R. 1913 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Mar 6, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTies transportation funding to immigration notification rules
This bill would cut off federal transportation and infrastructure funding from cities and counties that don't notify federal immigration authorities before releasing people who aren't legally in the U.S. from local custody. It requires that if the Department of Homeland Security tells a local agency someone isn't lawfully present, and that person has been held for at least 48 hours, the local agency must give DHS a 48-hour notice before letting them go. Jurisdictions would have a year after the bill becomes law to set up these notification practices.
How it affects you
If you live in a city or county that doesn't comply with these notification rules, you could see reduced federal funding for local road construction, highway projects, and other transportation infrastructure. The bill directly targets local governments and their practices around immigration custody, so the effects would depend on whether your jurisdiction adopts the required notification procedures.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 6, 2025)
Blocking Lawless Open Border Cities and States Act of 2025 or the BLOC Act
This bill prohibits federal funding of certain infrastructure and transportation projects in jurisdictions that do not require federal notification prior to release from custody of a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is not lawfully present.
Specifically, the Department of Transportation is prohibited from providing funds for infrastructure projects, including for highway construction, to a political subdivision of a state that does not have certain statutory requirements or other practices in place a year after enactment of this bill. Political subdivisions of a state must require entities of the political subdivision to notify the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 48 hours prior to releasing from custody an individual determined to be not lawfully present in the United States if DHS has notified the entity of the status of the individual and the individual has been in custody for at least 48 hours.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1913
A BILL
BLOC Act
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO-5) · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 7, 2026: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.”