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HR 5769 111th Congress House

Stop the Drop Houses Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the seizure and forfeiture of real property used or intended to be used in alien smuggling.

Introduced: July 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingSmuggling and trafficking
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jul 20, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5723)
Jul 19, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 19, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1360)
Jul 19, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Drop Houses Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject real property used or intended to be used in alien smuggling to seizure and forfeiture.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Kratovil, Frank
· Jul 29, 2010
Space, Zachary
· Jul 29, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Jul 28, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 27, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Jul 27, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5769: Stop the Drop Houses Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5769/
MLA
"H.R. 5769: Stop the Drop Houses Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5769/.
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H.R. 5769, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5769/.
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