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HR 193 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Compensation (Law) Criminal aliens Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Immigration Imprisonment Law

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Introduced: January 4, 2005 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow States to be compensated for incarcerating undocumented aliens who are charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (currently, conviction is required).
What's happening now March 2, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 16, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 21, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 193: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-193/
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"H.R. 193: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-193/.
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H.R. 193, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-193/.
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[H.R. 193: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-193/)
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