Sarah's Law
Latest action · May 18, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sarah's Law
This bill requires 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. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian 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 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | May 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2805 | Randy Feenstra R-IA | Jun 15, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 39, March 2, 2021, page H1015.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 80 | Sarah's Law | Identical bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 661 | Sarah’s Law | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 5, 2024 |
| HR 1883 | Protect America First Act | Related bill | May 18, 2021 |
| S 3462 | Sarah's Law | Related bill | Jan 18, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
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.
