Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
Latest action · May 16, 2024 Received in the Senate and 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 13, 2024
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to take custody of any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who meets certain inadmissibility criteria and is arrested for, is charged with, is convicted of, or admits to assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the number of non-U.S. nationals detained under this bill.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 204 | On Passage | Passed265–148 | May 15, 2024 |
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 11, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Mar 11, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2024Markup Mar 6, 2024Reported Apr 30, 2024 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 16, 2024 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 15, 2024Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
- May 15, 2024Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1227. (consideration: CR H3230-3236; text: CR H3233)
- May 15, 2024Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
- May 15, 2024House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1227 and Rule XVIII.
- May 15, 2024The Speaker designated the Honorable Russ Fulcher to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- May 15, 2024GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7343.
- May 15, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Molinaro amendment No. 1.
- May 15, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 2.
- May 15, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaLota amendment No. 4.
- May 15, 2024The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7343.
- May 15, 2024The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- May 15, 2024The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- May 15, 2024POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7343, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Van Drew demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- May 15, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3252-3253)
- May 15, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 148 (Roll no. 204).
- May 15, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 30, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-478.
- Apr 30, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
- Mar 6, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 6, 2024Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
- Feb 13, 2024Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E531, E532 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 21, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3218–H3229, H3230–H3236Text printed H3218, H3233Amendments H3227, H3233, H3234, H3235Recorded votes H3228, H3229, H3252consideration (H. Res. 1227), previous questionenact | Glenn Ivey D-MD, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Jefferson Van Drew D-NJ, Kevin Kiley R-CA, Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY (amendment), Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY, Nick LaLota R-NY (amendment), Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Ralph Norman R-SC (amendment) | May 15, 2024 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 25, 2024H.R. 7343, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 6, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 28, February 13, 2024, page H582.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47901 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 118th Congress | Report | Sep 5, 2024 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 907 | An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 118-511 to require a GAO study on the number of illegal immigrants detained for assaulting a police officer over the past five years. | Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY | On agreeing to the Molinaro amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 908 | An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 118-511 to clarify that law enforcement includes campus police and school resource officers. | Ralph Norman R-SC | On agreeing to the Norman amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote. |
| HAmdt 909 | An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 118-511 to require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to submit an annual report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on the number of aliens detained in the custody of the department. | Nick LaLota R-NY | On agreeing to the LaLota amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2024Referred in Senate
- May 15, 2024Engrossed in House
- Apr 30, 2024Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2024Introduced 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.
