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HR 3165 114th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons District of Columbia Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations

Safer DC Act of 2015

Introduced: July 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jul 22, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, 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.
Jul 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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Safer DC Act of 2015

This bill requires the District of Columbia, upon an individual's arrest, to give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information necessary to determine the individual's citizenship and immigration status, including name, aliases, and fingerprints.

Upon receiving this information DHS shall:

  • issue a detainer requiring the District to detain the alien for up to 48 hours after the conclusion of any criminal or other legal proceeding under District law, or after completion of any term of imprisonment to which the alien may be sentenced under District law; and
  • take the alien into custody upon release from District custody.

Upon receipt of a DHS detainer the District shall hold an arrested alien for up to 48 hours: (1) following conclusion of the District's charging or dismissal proceeding, or (2) after the alien has completed the his or her sentence.

If DHS fails to issue a detainer, no DHS political appointee may perform certain functions until the alien in question has been taken into custody.

Any District officer, acting in his or her official capacity, who knowingly violates the notification or detention requirements under this Act shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such violation.

What's happening now September 8, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 13, 2016
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 10, 2015
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 28, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3165: Safer DC Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3165/
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"H.R. 3165: Safer DC Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3165/.
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