ICE Agent Support Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 10, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ICE Agent Support Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to refund out of the Immigration Enforcement Account the amount paid out of any appropriation for expenses incurred by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for:
- identification, investigation, apprehension, detention, and removal of criminal aliens, including providing staffing levels within the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
- maintenance and updating of systems used by the division to identify and track criminal aliens, deportable aliens, inadmissible aliens, and aliens illegally entering the United States; and
- purchase of firearms, vehicles, and other safety or apprehension equipment for the division.
DHS shall establish the percentage of positions within the division that shall be classified as a criminal investigator position.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 10, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Feb 10, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4597 | ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Feb 29, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Appropriations
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Law enforcement officers
- Motor vehicles
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Introduced in Senate
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