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HR 4526 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Federal preemption Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations

Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017

Introduced: December 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a state or local official who has custody of an individual and knowingly ignores a request from the federal government to take custody of the individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of immigration laws.

What's happening now January 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4915 Related bill SLAP Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
Messer, Luke
· Jan 19, 2018
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Dec 19, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Dec 19, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 14, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Dec 11, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Dec 7, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Dec 7, 2017
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 6, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Dec 6, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4526: Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4526/
MLA
"H.R. 4526: Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4526/.
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H.R. 4526, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4526/.
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