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Respect for Local Laws Act

Introduced: July 19, 2010 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Local Laws Act - Requires the federal government to pay all attorneys' fees and associated court costs incurred by a state or local government in defending a state or local immigration law that survives in whole or in part a constitutional challenge by the federal government in federal court.

What's happening now July 19, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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