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State Immigration Enforcement Act
To authorize State enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would allow states and local governments to establish their own criminal and civil penalties for conduct that violates federal immigration law. The state-imposed penalties cannot exceed the corresponding federal penalties. The bill also modifies federal law to remove a previous restriction on states' enforcement of employment-related immigration law violations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Ms. Mace, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize State enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
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 “State Immigration Enforcement Act”.
SEC. 2. STATE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS.
States, or political subdivisions of States, may enact, implement and enforce criminal penalties that penalize the same conduct that is prohibited in the criminal provisions of immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))), as long as the criminal penalties do not exceed the relevant Federal criminal penalties (without regard to ancillary issues such as the availability of probation or pardon). States, or political subdivisions of States, may enact, implement and enforce civil penalties that penalize the same conduct that is prohibited in the civil provisions of immigration laws (as defined in such section 101(a)(17)), as long as the civil penalties do not exceed the relevant Federal civil penalties.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (2). <all>
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