TRAC Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tracking Reoffending Alien Criminals Act of 2015 or the TRAC Act of 2015
This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to require the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that unlawfully present alien sex offenders in removal proceedings or with final orders for removal register as sex offenders as required under the Act.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2015 to Sep 8, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Sep 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2015 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 96, June 16, 2015, page H4431.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-140 | RECALCITRANT COUNTRIES: DENYING VISAS TO COUNTRIES THAT REFUSE TO TAKE BACK THEIR DEPORTED NATIONALS96 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-111 | CRIMINAL ALIENS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY166 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-51 | VIOLENCE ON THE BORDER: KEEPING U.S. PERSONNEL SAFE78 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 9, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate actions to ensure that an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, is in removal proceedings or has been ordered removed, and is required to register under the Act, is so registered, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TRAC Act of 2015
- Tracking Reoffending Alien Criminals Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
