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District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Latest action (Jun 12, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summary

This bill would prohibit the District of Columbia from enacting or maintaining any law, ordinance, or policy that restricts the exchange of immigration and citizenship status information between DC government entities and federal, state, or local authorities. It would also require DC government to comply with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security for detainers or notifications of release related to immigration matters. The bill effectively prohibits DC from functioning as a "sanctuary jurisdiction" under current federal immigration law.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $14,100
  • SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
  • THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
  • WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
  • PHI, INC. $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Clay Higgins → · Outside spending →

Actions (20)

  1. Jun 12, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Jun 12, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jun 12, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634) · house
  4. Jun 12, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
  5. Jun 12, 2025 On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 170). · house
  6. Jun 12, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2808-2810) · house
  7. Jun 11, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2056, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. · house
  8. Jun 11, 2025 The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. · house
  9. Jun 11, 2025 Mr. Lynch moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H2638-2639) · house
  10. Jun 11, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. · house
  11. Jun 11, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2056. · house
  12. Jun 11, 2025 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331. · house
  13. Jun 11, 2025 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2634-2639) · house
  14. Jun 9, 2025 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331. · house
  15. Jun 3, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100. · house
  16. Jun 3, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131. · house
  17. Mar 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21. · house
  18. Mar 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  19. Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  20. Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (4)

  • Referred in Senate · Jun 12, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 12, 2025
  • Reported in House · Jun 3, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SERVING AS SANCTUARY JURISDICTION.

The District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from—

(1) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or

(2) complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.

Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2056

AN ACT

To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.

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