HR 3137 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

CLEAR Act of 2005

Introduced Jun 30, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Charles W. Norwood R-GA

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Latest action · Sep 15, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8067)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 30, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2005 or CLEAR Act of 2005 - States that: (1) state and local law enforcement personnel are fully authorized to investigate, apprehend, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detention centers) in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws; and (2) a state that does not have a statute permitting enforcement of federal immigration laws within two years of enactment of this Act shall not receive certain federal incarceration assistance.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to illegal aliens to: (1) establish criminal penalties for aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) increase specified criminal penalties for illegal entry and failure to depart violations; and (3) expand the scope of, and increase, civil penalties for improper entry or failure to depart.

Provides for the listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database.

Encourages states and localities to provide the Department of Homeland Security with specified information about apprehended illegal aliens. Provides federal reimbursement for related State and local costs. (States that such provision shall not require state or local enforcement officials to provide the Department with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal offense.)

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to states and political subdivisions that enforce immigration laws in the course of their routine law enforcement duties for special equipment and facilities related to arresting, detaining, or transporting illegal aliens.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) construct or acquire 20 additional detention facilities for aliens detained pending removal (or a decision on removal); and (2) consider the transfer of military installations under base closure laws for such purposes.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to illegal aliens apprehended by state or local authorities to provide for: (1) federal custody upon state or local request; and (2) state or local compensation for related incarceration and transportation costs.

States with respect to an alien subject to removal that the Attorney General or Secretary shall ensure such alien's detention in an adequate (as defined by this Act) state or local prison, detention center, or other comparable facility prior to his or her removal examination.

Directs the Secretary to establish immigration-related training for state and local personnel.

Provides: (1) personal liability immunity to the same extent as corresponding federal immunity for state or local personnel enforcing immigration laws within the scope of their duties under this Act; and (2) civil rights money damage immunity for state or local agencies enforcing immigration laws unless their personnel violated criminal law in such enforcement.

States that the Department shall continue to operate the institutional removal program (IRP), which shall be expanded to all states.

Authorizes state or local detention of an illegal alien after completion of such alien's prison sentence for: (1) up to 14 days to facilitate federal transfer; or (2) until transfer to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently authorize appropriations for the state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP).

Cosponsors 116

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2005 to Jul 18, 2006; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalJun 30, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2005
R-ILHenry J. HydeOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJun 30, 2005
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GANathan DealOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-FLRic KellerOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-MOSam GravesOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-IASteve KingOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-GATom PriceOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalJun 30, 2005
R-FLAnder CrenshawJul 11, 2005
R-NVJim GibbonsJul 11, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 11, 2005
R-ILRay LaHoodJul 11, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyJul 11, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJul 13, 2005
R-NHJeb BradleyJul 13, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisJul 13, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsJul 13, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoJul 13, 2005
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 13, 2005
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.Jul 27, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleJul 27, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertJul 27, 2005
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJul 27, 2005
R-LARichard H. BakerJul 27, 2005
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Jul 27, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJul 27, 2005
R-TNZach WampJul 27, 2005
R-MNJohn KlineJul 29, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonJul 29, 2005
R-PABill ShusterSep 8, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezSep 8, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisSep 8, 2005
R-FLMichael BilirakisSep 8, 2005
R-MNGil GutknechtSep 20, 2005
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggSep 20, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantSep 20, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderSep 20, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoSep 20, 2005
R-MIFred UptonSep 27, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerSep 27, 2005
R-MIMike RogersSep 27, 2005
R-NCCharles H. TaylorSep 29, 2005
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOct 6, 2005
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOct 6, 2005
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOct 6, 2005
R-TXTed PoeOct 6, 2005
R-MIDave CampOct 18, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOct 18, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherOct 19, 2005
R-LAJim McCreryOct 19, 2005
R-ILJohn ShimkusOct 19, 2005
R-TXKevin BradyOct 19, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOct 19, 2005
R-MSRoger F. WickerOct 19, 2005
R-MORoy BluntOct 19, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachOct 20, 2005
R-TXMac ThornberryOct 20, 2005
R-INMark E. SouderOct 20, 2005
R-ALMike RogersOct 20, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallOct 20, 2005
R-FLTom FeeneyOct 20, 2005
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOct 25, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterOct 25, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyOct 25, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOct 25, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergOct 26, 2005
R-KYEd WhitfieldOct 26, 2005
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOct 28, 2005
R-MOJo Ann EmersonNov 1, 2005
R-CADuncan HunterNov 3, 2005
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.Nov 3, 2005
R-NEJeff FortenberryNov 4, 2005
R-TXRandy NeugebauerNov 4, 2005
R-ALTerry EverettDec 13, 2005
R-CAJohn CampbellDec 16, 2005
R-NCVirginia FoxxDec 16, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteFeb 8, 2006
R-WIMark GreenJun 9, 2006
R-CABrian P. BilbrayJun 22, 2006
R-LABobby JindalJul 18, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2005
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Aug 23, 2005

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8067)
  2. Aug 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  3. Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Jun 30, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. Jun 23, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5078)

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H11511Phil Gingrey R-GADec 14, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H8067Charles W. Norwood R-GASep 15, 2005
HouseDebate and remarks H7593–H7599Charles W. Norwood R-GA, J. D. Hayworth R-AZ, John Abney Culberson R-TX, Steve King R-IA, Ted Poe R-TXJul 29, 2005

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1362Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2005Related billJun 30, 2005

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
CLEAR Act of 2005
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House

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