KAMALA Act

The Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act, or KAMALA Act, proposes to restrict how local governments use federal funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Currently, these grants are used by states, cities, and tribes to support affordable housing, infrastructure, and economic development projects. This bill would specifically ban these funds from being used to assist any non-U.S. nationals who are not lawfully admitted permanent residents.

If enacted, the legislation would also penalize local governments that use their own housing or community development programs to assist this population. Any state, local government, or Indian tribe found to be providing such assistance would be barred from receiving CDBG grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This could lead to a loss of federal funding for various local public services and development projects if those jurisdictions continue to provide aid to non-permanent residents.