Sarah's Law
Latest action · Jan 31, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S802)
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 31, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sarah's Law
This bill directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
ICE shall make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted. It shall provide the victim, or the closest living relative of a deceased victim, with information about such alien, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2019 to Feb 10, 2020; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
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 Jan 31, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S802)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5234, S5235 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Joni Ernst R-IA, Tom Udall D-NM | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S802 | Joni Ernst R-IA | Jan 31, 2019 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 37 | Sarah's Law | Reintroduction of | Jan 5, 2017 |
| S 80 | Sarah's Law | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 385 | Sarah's Law | Identical bill | Mar 4, 2019 |
| HR 9062 | No Sanctuary for Criminals Act | Related bill | Dec 31, 2020 |
| HR 9064 | Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 31, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sarah's Law
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
