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HR 4398 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Detention of persons Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations

Safe Emergency Response Act

Introduced: November 15, 2017 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Emergency Response Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend immigration enforcement operations and initiatives, including initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering and the use of checkpoints within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency.

State and local immigration enforcement participation, including lawful detentions of non-citizens, shall be suspended except in cases specifically identified by DHS and communicated to the state or locality that pose an urgent and individualized threat to public safety or national security.

With respect to persons in state or local detention during a major disaster or an emergency, DHS is urged to support state and local law enforcement agencies to prioritize the safety needs of their communities and individual detainees.

What's happening now December 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 9, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 30, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 16, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 15, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Nov 15, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 15, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Nov 15, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 15, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 15, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4398: Safe Emergency Response Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4398/
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