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H.R. 1196 112th Congress House

LEAVE Act

Official title: To remove the incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come to the United States to live and work, provide additional resources to local law e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To remove the incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come to the United States to live and work, provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
Immigration Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBorder security and unlawful immigrationCaliforniaCitizenship and naturalization
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Apr 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Mar 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the Workforce, House Administration, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act or the LEAVE Act - Revises immigration- and alien-related provisions regarding: (1) alien smuggling and related offenses, (2) identity security, (3) birthright citizenship, (4) housing and homeowneship, (5) taxes and social security, (6) employee verification, (7) financial services, (8) border and law enforcement, (9) state and local government authority, and (10) in-state tuition.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 16
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1196: LEAVE Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1196/
MLA
"H.R. 1196: LEAVE Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1196/.
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H.R. 1196, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1196/.
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[H.R. 1196: LEAVE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1196/)
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