HR 6021 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

We’re Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act

Introduced Nov 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Lauren Boebert R-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 18, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

We're Not Paying You To Break Our Laws Act

This bill prohibits making federal funds available to pay for any settlement agreement in any civil action brought as a result of actions taken to enforce the April 6, 2018, Department of Justice memorandum pertaining to the prosecution of cases of improper entry into the United States.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalNov 18, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalNov 18, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerNov 30, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House

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