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HR 5840 111th Congress House Immigration Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations

Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010

Introduced: July 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Attorney General from expending funds in any lawsuit that seeks to invalidate those provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes that were amended by Arizona Senate Bill 1070, as amended by Arizona House Bill 2162, until the Attorney General reports to Congress with a plan to enforce the immigration laws in any state or subdivision that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure contravening specified provisions of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 that prohibit federal, state, or local government entities or officials, or persons or agencies from restricting certain immigration status-related communications with immigration or law enforcement personnel.

What's happening now September 20, 2010

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 22, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5840: Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5840/
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"H.R. 5840: Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5840/.
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H.R. 5840, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5840/.
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[H.R. 5840: Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5840/)
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