Singh's Law
Latest action · Feb 28, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Singh's Law
This bill establishes that aliens associated with a criminal gang shall be inadmissible into the United States and deported if already in the country. Such aliens are (1) subject to mandatory detention, (2) barred from receiving asylum, (3) ineligible for temporary protected status, and (4) barred from receiving special immigrant juvenile status.
An alien associated with a criminal gang is one who (1) has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in a gang's activities, knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote or support the gang's illegal activities; and (2) has been convicted of a crime in the United States.
The bill also provides for procedures for designating a group or organization a criminal gang, and also procedures for challenging and revoking such a designation.
The Department of Justice may provide grants to states and local governments to assist (1) efforts to combat criminal and youth gangs, and (2) gangprevention activities.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to May 7, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | May 7, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 98 | Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 574 | Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 1106 | Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Evidence and witnesses
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Human trafficking
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judicial review and appeals
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Organized crime
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
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