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Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007

Introduced: May 2, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 2, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 2, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a minimum mandatory prison term of five years and a maximum term of 40 years on any illegal alien who commits manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals present in the United States in violation of immigration laws.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to continue to operate and implement the Institutional Removal Program for the identification and removal from the United States of criminal aliens. Requires such program to be extended to all states. Authorizes states to detain criminal aliens after the completion of their prison sentences to effectuate their transfer to federal custody.

Authorizes appropriations for the training of state and local government officers or employees to perform certain functions of a federal immigration officer.

What's happening now June 4, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2109: Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2109/
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"H.R. 2109: Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2109/.
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H.R. 2109, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2109/.
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