HR 1355 110th Congress House Immigration Aliens Arrest Building construction Compensation (Law) Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal justice information Data banks Deportation Detention of persons Drug abuse Drug testing Drunk driving Economics and Public Finance Employee training Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Federal-state relations

Scott Gardner Act

Introduced: March 6, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Mar 12, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.

Mar 6, 2007

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 6, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2169)

Mar 6, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Scott Gardner Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to share immigration information with the Attorney General. Requires a joint report from such officials to Congress on improving the performance of federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information.

Requires: (1) the director of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to the Secretary all immigration and DWI (driving while intoxicated) information collected in the course of normal duties; (2) such information to appear as a flag on the wants/warrants page of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database; and (3) state or local detention of an arrested flagged alien pending federal transfer.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) require the Secretary to reimburse the costs of training state and local law enforcement employees on federal immigration laws; and (2) authorize the apprehension and detention of an alien for DWI or a similar violation, as long as the alien is deportable on any other grounds or is an illegal alien. Requires each state motor vehicle administrator to share with the Secretary all information concerning aliens with records of DWI convictions or refusals to take sobriety tests.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a formula for the allocation of federal detention facilities for aliens.

What's happening now March 12, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.

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