WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A member of Congress from Georgia is pushing for a new bill that seeks to withhold federal funding from New York City during Zohran Mamdani’s tenure as mayor.

The proposed legislation, known as the Moving American Money Distant from Anti-National Interests (MAMDANI) Act, was introduced by Representative Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) on November 4. This initiative, launched on the evening of the city’s mayoral election, proposes halting the flow of “federal taxpayer dollars” to New York City while Mamdani is in office. The bill also aims to prevent these funds from being “obligated or expended for any purpose” within the city.

“In our nation, founded on the principles of freedom, taxpayer money should not support ideologies like communism and antisemitism,” Carter asserts. “Georgians are opposed to Mamdani’s extreme views, and they should not see their hard-earned money squandered on initiatives that could destabilize one of the world’s financial hubs. If New Yorkers desire a shift towards communism, they should pursue it without relying on our thriving capitalist framework.”

Carter is also urging New Yorkers who share a pragmatic perspective to consider relocating to Georgia.

“Any New Yorker with common sense is welcome to move to the great, FREE state of Georgia,” Carter says.

More than 2 million New Yorkers cast ballots in the contest, the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

Previously, President Donald Trump threatened to slash federal funding to the city and mount an outright takeover if Mamdani won. In a recent Miami forum, the president said the following about Mamdani:

“We’ll help him. We want New York to be successful. We’ll help him. A little bit, maybe.”

First Coast News has asked Mayor-elect Mamdani’s office for a statement regarding the bill, at the time of publishing we have yet to hear back.