HR 74 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Grant’s Law

Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Andy Biggs R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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.

IntroducedJan 3, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Grant's Law

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to detain any alien found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the alien deportable or inadmissible.

The bill transfers release authority from DOJ to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in such authority's custody. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.

DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to May 17, 2019, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-OH	Steve Chabot	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-MN	Tom Emmer	Original	Jan 3, 2019
R-TX	Brian Babin		Jan 8, 2019
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Jan 8, 2019
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Jan 8, 2019
R-SC	Ralph Norman		Jan 8, 2019
R-PA	Scott Perry		Jan 8, 2019
R-GA	Jody B. Hice		Feb 6, 2019

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Subjects

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

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Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House

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