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HR 820 109th Congress House Immigration Aliens Boundaries Canada Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Imprisonment Intergovernmental fiscal relations Latin America Law Mexico

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), to give priority to compensating States and political subdivisions of States: (1) located on the U.S. border with Canada or Mexico; or (2) having one of the fifth largest populations of unauthorized aliens.

Reauthorizes appropriations for the SCAAP through FY 2010.

What's happening now April 4, 2005

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 26, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 10, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 9, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 8, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 820: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-820/
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"H.R. 820: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-820/.
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H.R. 820, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-820/.
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