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HR 2729 116th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement officers State and local government operations

PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019

Introduced: May 28, 2019 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019

This bill establishes that the authority to investigate, apprehend, or detain aliens for the purposes of immigration enforcement is limited to immigration officers and authorized Department of Homeland Security employees, except when such authority is provided to other individuals under specified statutes. Specifically, this restriction does not apply in certain instances involving (1) an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens, (2) persons bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of immigration laws, and (3) an alien illegally present in the United States who had previously left or was deported after being convicted of a felony.

The bill repeals authority allowing the Department of Justice to enter into agreements authorizing state or local government employees to perform immigration enforcement functions.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1440 Identical bill PROTECT Immigration Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13
D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 8, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 24, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 14, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 14, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 4, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 28, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 28, 2019
Sires, Albio
· May 21, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 20, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 20, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 14, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 14, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2729: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2729/
MLA
"H.R. 2729: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2729/.
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H.R. 2729, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2729/.
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[H.R. 2729: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2729/)
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