HR 1236 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017

Introduced Feb 27, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Mike Quigley D-IL

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Latest action · Mar 16, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Eforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of such Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of law.

DHS authority to enter into written agreements with a state or state subdivision to perform immigration-related investigations, apprehensions, or detentions of aliens in the United States is eliminated. The bill exempts from the restriction under this bill DOJ authority to enter into other state and local agreements: (1) in the event of an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens representing urgent circumstances; and (2) with respect to immigration-related detentions in non-federal facilities, including personnel and facilities construction. The bill also exempts from such restriction state and local enforcement authority to arrest and detain certain previously-deported illegal aliens who have been convicted of a felony.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2017 to May 16, 2017; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 27, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 8, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonMar 8, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 8, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 8, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 8, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 8, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasMar 8, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 23, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 23, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMar 23, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 29, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinApr 20, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMay 16, 2017

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 27, 2017
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  2. Feb 27, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2017Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 34, February 27, 2017, page H1356.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 303A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.Related billFeb 3, 2017
HR 2729PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019Reintroduced BillJun 26, 2019

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.
Short Titles as Introduced
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017
Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2017Introduced in House

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