S 1644 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 23, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 23, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or local government that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request.

The bill authorizes a state or local government to comply with a detainer and limits the liability of a state or local government for complying with the detainer.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Aug 6, 2020, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-KYRand PaulOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-WIRon JohnsonOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-MORoy BluntOriginalMay 23, 2019
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMay 23, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. May 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1885No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities ActRelated billMay 3, 2019
HR 3000Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities ActIdentical billJun 28, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate

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