A 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.
Latest action · Feb 3, 2017 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 3, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2017 to Mar 7, 2017; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Feb 3, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 7, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2017Read 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 1236 | PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement officers
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
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