{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-kamala-act-protect-american-taxpayers-against", "Congressman Biggs Introduces KAMALA Act to Protect American Taxpayers Against Funding Housing for Illegal Aliens", "2024-09-17", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Keeping Aid for Municipalities and Localities Accountable Act, or the KAMALA Act. The KAMALA Act will ensure that the federal government is not bankrolling states and localities that provide illegal aliens with housing assistance.\n\nLast month, the California legislature passed a bill that would allow illegal aliens to receive up to $150,000 for mortgage downpayment assistance. While the bill was vetoed, Governor Gavin Newsome\u2019s justification was based on a lack of state funding for the program, not a recognition that the policy creates new incentives for illegal immigration and would drive housing prices further out of reach of middle-class Americans.\n\nCongressman Biggs\u2019s KAMALA Act:\n\nAdds language to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program ensuring that CDBG-funded programs are used to benefit American citizens, not illegal aliens, parolees, or asylees\n\nProhibits the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from allocating CDBG funding to states or localities allowing noncitizens to participate in housing assistance programs\n\n\u201cAmericans are outraged at the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s refusal to put the needs of citizens over the comfort of illegal aliens,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cDemocrats across the country are coddling illegal aliens, providing them with housing assistance while hundreds of thousands of Americans live on the streets. Congress must step in and use the power of the purse to ensure that taxpayers aren\u2019t subsidizing these foolish priorities.\u201d\n\nCosponsors of the bill include: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), and Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL).\n\nWashington Examiner covered the bill here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-introduces-kamala-act-protect-american-taxpayers-against"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9663278944790363, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}