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Sponsored Immigration Enforcement Bills

It is our opinion that enacting HR 1147 (Legal Workforce Act), a national mandatory E-Verify bill, will help end the illegal alien job magnet, which is key to improving the security and safety of all Americans.

Francisco Sanchez: I Knew SF Was Sanctuary City, Came to US for Work
Francisco Sanchez, the suspected murderer of Kate Steinle, admitted to firing the fatal shots and said he kept coming back to the US and returned to San Francisco because he knew it was a sanctuary city in an interview with San Francisco’s ABC 7 KGO released on Sunday.  "Why did you keep coming back to the US, why did you come back to San Francisco?" He answered, "Because I was looking for jobs in the restaurant or roofing, landscaping, or construction."
Read more here.

E-Verify Is the Single Most Cost Effective Way of Reversing Illegal Immigration and Helping Secure Our Borders.
  • 60% of illegal aliens are border jumpers
  • 40% of illegal aliens are visa overstays
  • E-verify will help reduce both groups

Here's what the national border control council says about E-Verify: "Turning off the jobs magnet – more than any other single act – will reduce the flow of border jumpers significantly. If we can cut the flow of job seekers in half, that makes the Border Patrol's job of identifying and stopping terrorists and drug smugglers far easier."

MISSION STATEMENT
By U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
E-Verify is currently the best means available for employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. E-Verify virtually eliminates Social Security mismatch letters, improves the accuracy of wage and tax reporting, protects jobs for authorized U.S. workers, and helps U.S. employers maintain a legal workforce.

H.R. 1147: Legal Workforce Act - Introduced: Feb 27, 2015

Sponsor:
Lamar Smith
Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district
Republican

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
Status:
Reported by Committee on Mar 3, 2015
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 3, 2015.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1147

H.R. 5825: Illegal Alien Criminal Notification Act - Introduced: Jul 14, 2016

Sponsor:
David "Dave" Brat
Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district
Republican

Requires State and Local jurisdictions to collect and share information on criminal aliens with the Federal government

  • Defines sanctuary jurisdictions and prohibits policies that violate Federal law
  • Requires DHS to complete an annual report determining which State and political subdivisions are sanctuary cities
  • Prohibits Federal funds from going to State and political subdivisions who do not comply with detainer requests
  • The bill requires the Federal government to issue ICE Detainers and State and local jurisdictions to comply with them.

Status:
Referred to Committee on Jul 14, 2016
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on July 14, 2016, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr5825

H.R. 5826: The Detain and Deport Act - Introduced: Jul 14, 2016

Sponsor:
David "Dave" Brat
Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district
Republican

Strengthens/clarifies authority of ICE Detainers and prohibits Federal funds from going to State and political subdivisions who do not comply with detainer requests

  • This bill provides for immunity from civil actions brought by illegal aliens for states acting in accordance with Federal law
  • Under this bill, it is the sense of Congress that DHS has probable cause to believe that an alien is inadmissible or deportable when it issues a detainer regarding such alien

Status:
Referred to Committee on Jul 14, 2016
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on July 14, 2016, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr5826

S. 3100 – Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act - Introduced: Jun 27, 2016

Sponsor:
Patrick "Pat" Toomey
Junior Senator from Pennsylvania
Republican

Summary: S.3100 – 114th Congress (2015-2016) All Bill Information (Except Text)
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request.
A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer.
The bill limits the liability of a state or political subdivision, or an officer or employee of such state or political subdivision, for actions in compliance with the detainer.
Status:
Failed Cloture on Jul 6, 2016
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on July 6, 2016. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s3100

S. 2193 – Kate's Law - Introduced: Oct 21, 2015

Sponsor:
Ted Cruz
Junior Senator from Texas
Republican

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.
Status:
Failed Cloture on Jul 6, 2016
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on July 6, 2016. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
Track this bill:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2193

S. 2538 – ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 - Introduced: Feb 10, 2016

Sponsor:
Ted Cruz
Junior Senator from Texas
Republican

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to refund out of the Immigration Enforcement Account the amount paid out of any appropriation for expenses incurred by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for: identification, investigation, apprehension, detention, and removal of criminal aliens, including providing staffing levels within the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; maintenance and updating of systems used by the division to identify and track criminal aliens, deportable aliens, inadmissible aliens, and aliens illegally entering the United States; and purchase of firearms, vehicles, and other safety or apprehension equipment for the division. DHS shall establish the percentage of positions within the division that shall be classified as a criminal investigator position.
Status:
Referred to Committee on Feb 10, 2016
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 10, 2016, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2538

H.R. 5646 – Sarah's Law - Introduced: Jul 6, 2016

Sponsor:
Steve King
Representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district
Republican

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.
Status:
Failed Cloture on Jul 6, 2016
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on July 6, 2016. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
Track this bill:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2193

S. 1640: Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act -
Introduced: Jun 22, 2015

Sponsor:
Jefferson “Jeff” Sessions
Junior Senator from Alabama
Republican

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes. Read CRS Summary >
Status:
Referred to Committee on Jun 22, 2015
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on June 22, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1640

H.R. 5102: Interior Immigration Enforcement Act - Introduced: Apr 28, 2016

Sponsor:
John Culberson
Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district
Republican

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a criminal penalty for an alien who lacks lawful immigration status and is present in the United States, and for other purposes. Read CRS Summary >
Status:
Referred to Committee on Apr 28, 2016
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on April 28, 2016, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr5102

H.R. 276: Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) Act - Introduced: Jan 12, 2015

Sponsor:
Diane Black
Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district
Republican

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using Federal funds for the position of Public Advocate, or the position of Deputy Assistant Director of Custody Programs and Community Outreach, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes. Read CRS Summary >
Status:
Referred to Committee on Jan 12, 2015
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 12, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr276

H.R. 206: Immigration Accountability Act - Introduced: Jan 8, 2015

Sponsor:
Doug Collins
Representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district
Republican

This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, which includes prosecutorial discretion regarding individuals who came to the United States as children and regarding certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and expansion of the provisional waiver program; the memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, which includes modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant visa system for the 21st century; the memorandum issued by the Secretary on June 15, 2012, on exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children; and any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.
Status:
Referred to Committee on Jan 8, 2015
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 8, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr206

S. 534: Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 - Introduced: Feb 23, 2015

Sponsor:
Susan Collins
Senior Senator from Maine
Republican

A bill to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes.
Status: 
Failed Cloture on Feb 27, 2015
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on February 27, 2015. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s534

H.R. 3302: Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act - Introduced: Jul 29, 2015

Sponsor:
Pete Olson
Representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district
Republican

This bill terminates the authority exercised by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) two years after enactment of this Act, unless extended by legislation.
No funds, fees, or resources available to USCIS may be used to implement specified immigration-related memoranda from the President, DHS, USCIS, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Status:
Referred to Committee on Jul 29, 2015
This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on July 29, 2015, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Track this bill: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr3302