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To prevent a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or unit provides information to the Department of Homeland Security on individuals…

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To prevent a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or unit provides information to the Department of Homeland Security on individuals convicted of crimes for use by the Department in identifying immigration violations by such individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sep 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or local unit: (1) provides information on convicted individuals to the Department of Homeland Security sufficient to permit determination of immigration status; and (2) transfers illegal individuals to the Department.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) include within the categories of criminal aliens who shall be taken into detention individuals who have been convicted of any Federal or State offense and deportable on any ground; and (2) apply expedited removal provisions to aliens convicted of crimes (currently applies to convictions of aggravated felonies).

What's happening now October 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3115: To prevent a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or unit provides information to the Department of Homeland Security on individuals convicted of crimes for use by the Department in identifying immigration violations by such individuals, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3115/
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"H.R. 3115: To prevent a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or unit provides information to the Department of Homeland Security on individuals convicted of crimes for use by the Department in identifying immigration violations by such individuals, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3115/.
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H.R. 3115, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3115/.
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[H.R. 3115: To prevent a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or unit provides information to the Department of Homeland Security on individuals convicted of crimes for use by the Department in identifying immigration violations by such individuals, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3115/)
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